Vi Keeland

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Vi Keeland
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Vi Keeland at home in New York in 2020
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Genre Romance novels
Years active2013–present
Website
vikeeland.com

Vi Keeland is an American author associated with Montlake Romance. [1] Her books have become bestsellers on New York Times and USA Today listings, [2] have been translated worldwide, [3] and have appeared on the German, [4] Brazilian, [5] and US bestseller lists. [6] Fourteen of her novels have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, and Bossman placed at #1 on both The New York Times [7] and Wall Street Journal [8] bestseller lists. Her short stories, Dry Spell, The Merry Mistake, and Scrooged were turned into movies by Passionflix. [9] and her full-length novel, Egomaniac, is currently optioned for film by TaleFlick. [10]

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Writing career

In January 2013, Keeland published her first novel First Thing I See. Though she never intended on publishing it, she was inspired to take a chance after being displaced from her home due to damage from Hurricane Sandy. [11] Since then, she has published thirty-one full-length novels, [12] and her work is translated in twenty-seven languages [13] and available as animated games. [14] She is represented by Kimberly Brower of Brower Literary & Management. [15]

In 2016 Keeland published Bossman, a book about a boss who falls for one of his employees. The book debuted at #1 on The New York Times [16] and the Wall Street Journal [17] bestseller lists and spent 6 weeks on the USA Today bestseller list. [18] In 2021, Keeland published The Invitation, a book about a woman who crashes a wedding only to be caught by a handsome groomsman. The book debuted at #1 on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list [19] and spent 6 weeks on the USA Today bestseller list. [20]

Keeland has been collaborating with Penelope Ward on a number of contemporary romance novels. The first of which, Cocky Bastard (2015), was about a cross-country driver who gets in a romance with a guy who fixed her flat tire. The book was listed on USA Today and New York Times bestsellers. [21] [22] The title of the book started a trend among romance novelists to include the word "cocky" in their titles. [23]

Three of her short stories have been adapted into films by Passionflix, [9] and her full-length novel, Egomaniac, is currently optioned for film by TaleFlick. [10]

Personal life and career

Keeland is married to a man whom she has known since they were in grade school. They have three children and live in Long Island. [24] Before writing, Vi Keeland was an attorney and specialized in the area of tax law. [11]

Accolades

YearAwardBookCategoryResultReference
2021Audie AwardsDirty LettersRomanceWon [25]
2017Audie AwardsThe BallerEroticaNominated [26]
2017Australian Romance Readers AwardsEgomaniacErotic RomanceWon [27]
2016Goodreads Choice AwardsStuck-Up SuitRomanceNominated [28]
2017Goodreads Choice AwardsEgomaniacRomanceNominated [29]
2018Goodreads Choice AwardsSex, Not LoveRomanceNominated [30]

Amazon Annual Top SellersStuck-Up Suit(#53) [31] Bossman(#59) [32] Hate Notes(#37) [33]

Amazon Most Unputdownable Book of the YearHate Notes(#1) [34]

Works

Novels

Novels co-written with Penelope Ward

Other works

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References

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  2. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Hate Notes by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. Montlake Romance, $12.95 trade paper (338p) ISBN 978-1-5039-0448-4". PublishersWeekly.com.
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