Laura Drake

Biography

Laura Drake is a city girl who never grew out of her tomboy ways, or a serious cowboy crush. She writes both Women's Fiction and Romance.

She sold her Sweet on a Cowboy series, romances set in the world of professional bull riding, to Grand Central. The Sweet Spot won the 2014 Romance Writers of America® RITA® award in the Best First Book category.

Her 'biker-chick' novel, Her Road Home, sold to Harlequin's Superromance line (August, 2013) and has expanded to three more stories set in the same small town.

Laura published her first women’s fiction, Days Made of Glass, January, 2016.

In 2014, Laura realized a lifelong dream of becoming a Texan and is currently working on her accent. She gave up the corporate CFO gig to write full time. She's a wife, grandmother, and motorcycle chick in the remaining waking hours.

Smashwords Interview

Who are your favorite authors?
So many! Ayn Rand, Stephen King, Catherine Ryan Hyde, JoAnn Mapson, Pat Conroy, Herman Wouk, Anne River Siddons . . .I won't go on, but know that I could!
What's the story behind your latest book?
This is a book close to my heart. I lost my younger sister to cancer over twenty years ago. She was the most important person in my life, and I've always wanted to write 'her book'. It's not autobiographical in the least, but the relationship of the sisters in the story is.

I finally felt, after seven published novels, that I was good enough to do the book justice.
Read more of this interview.

Books

Days Made of Glass
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 80,980. Language: English. Published: January 11, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas
The story of the first female rodeo bullfighter. She must learn to trust—her partner and herself, and learn to let go of what’s not hers to save. A story of family and friendship, trust and truth.