American writer
Tiffany Reisz is an American author. She is best known for the Original Sinners series of erotica and she has won the RITA Award and a Lambda Literary Award.
Reisz is best known for writing the Original Sinners series,[ 1] published by Harlequin imprint Mira Books . Called "smart smut" by NPR [ 2] and "Fifty Shades for adults" by Salon,[ 3] Reisz's work is known for its witty depictions of sex [ 4] and heavy use of religious imagery and themes .[ 5] [ 6] In 2014, USA Today championed Reisz for her diverse characters.[ 7]
Reisz is Catholic[ 8] and attended Asbury Theological Seminary [ 9] and Centre College .[ 10] She lives in Louisville, Kentucky [ 11] with her husband, novelist Andrew Shaffer .[ 12]
Publications
The Original Sinners series
The Original Sinners series comprises nine full-length, erotica novels :
The series also includes 14 stand-alone, "series adjacent" novellas ; a prequel;[ 22] [ 23] and four collection anthologies , including RITA Award finalist Picture Perfect Cowboy .[ 24]
Additional works
Other works by Reisz include:[ 25]
The Godwicks romance novel series
The Men at Work series, published by Harlequin Blaze
Her Halloween Treat
Her Naughty Holiday [ 34]
Ian's Forbidden Dream Girl
One Hot December [ 35] - Romance Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Series Romance[ 36]
Two erotica novellas published as part of the Cosmo Red Hot Reads project
Misbehaving
Seize the Night
Four gothic stand-alone romance novels
The Bourbon Thief
The Headmaster - RITA Award finalist for contemporary romance [ 37] [ 38]
The Lucky Ones [ 39]
The Night Mark - RITA Award finalist for mainstream fiction with a central romance[ 40]
References
^ Bell, Terena (2017-01-25). "4 Erotic Novelists on What Exactly Makes 'Fifty Shades' Sex Scenes So Over-the-Top Steamy" . Marie Claire . Retrieved 2020-11-21 .
^ Wright, Kristina. "6 erotic novels that'll take your sex life up a notch, or three" . The Loop . Retrieved 2020-11-21 .
^ a b " "People are at their most vulnerable when they're naked together": The rise of erotic romance" . Salon . 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ Sarner, Lauren (8 October 2015). "Tiffany Reisz Would Rather Add in More Sex Than More Romance | JOB HACKS" . Inverse . Retrieved 2020-11-21 .
^ a b Avery, Jessica (Sep 25, 2019). "ECCE HOMO: SEX AND THE PASSION IN TIFFANY REISZ'S THE PRINCE" . Book Riot .
^ "Tiffany Reisz: Are sex and religion strange bedfellows? Maybe not" . USA Today . November 28, 2014. Retrieved 2021-01-28 .
^ Lamb, Joyce (June 27, 2014). "Tiffany Reisz and Tiffany Ashley discuss diversity in romance" . USA Today . Retrieved 2021-01-28 .
^ "3 Sex Positive Lessons I Learned From The Bible" . Bustle . 3 August 2016. Retrieved 2020-11-21 .
^ Tiffany Reisz – Audio Books, Best Sellers, Author Bio | Audible.com .
^ "ALUMNI AUTHORS" . alumni.centre.edu . Retrieved 2020-11-21 .
^ Waldrop, Jayne Moore. "Book fair will bring 170 authors to Frankfort" . The Courier-Journal . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ "Sinners and Sharks: An Interview with Married Lit Couple Tiffany Reisz and Andrew Shaffer" . LitReactor . Retrieved 2020-11-21 .
^ "The Siren: The Original Sinner" . Publishers Weekly . October 15, 2012. Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ Jaffe, Ali; Godio, Mili (2020-02-04). "No Plans on V-Day? Stay in With One of These Straight-Up Sexy Romance Novels" . Cosmopolitan . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ Twomey, Rebecca (2013-01-17). "Fifty Shades of Grey: How to write your own erotic fiction" . Marie Claire . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ "Past RITA Winners" . Romance Writers of America . Retrieved January 25, 2022 .
^ a b "Tiffany Reisz" . Bustle . Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ "Lambda Literary Awards laud best gay, lesbian and transgender books" . Los Angeles Times . June 2, 2015.
^ Metro (2 June 2015). "LGBT lit stars John Waters, Rita Mae Brown lauded at The Lammys" . Metro US . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ "John Waters receives 'crown of queer royalty' at 27th Lambda literary awards" . the Guardian . 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ "Some hot new romance novels are in the house" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 2020-11-21 .
^ "Fiction Book Review: The Chateau by Tiffany Reisz. 8th Circle, $14.95 trade paper (318p) ISBN 978-1-5486-8195-1" . PublishersWeekly.com . Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ Green, Jaime (2018-06-01). "8 Summer Romance Novels (Published 2018)" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ Megibow, Sara. "RITA Award Finalist! – kt literary" . Retrieved 2020-11-21 .
^ "Books" .
^ Jean-Philippe, McKenzie (2020-06-29). "12 Erotic Novels Like "365 Days" That Aren't "50 Shades of Grey" " . Oprah Magazine . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ "For July, 3 Romance Heroines Who Want It All" . NPR.org . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ "2019 KBF Authors" . www.kyhumanities.org . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ "The Rose" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ "Joyful Sex, Sexy Joy: PW Talks with Tiffany Reisz" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ "April romances take to the football field, playhouse stage, and pages of Greek myth" . EW.com . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ "Romance/Erotica Book Review: The Pearl by Tiffany Reisz. 8th Circle, $16.99 trade paper (284p) ISBN 978-1-949769-16-6" . PublishersWeekly.com . Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ Lee Lenker, Maureen (Jan 4, 2021). "Hot Stuff: Second chances abound in year-end romances" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2021-01-28 .
^ "Fiction Book Review: Her Naughty Holiday by Tiffany Reisz. Harlequin, $5.50 mass market (224p) ISBN 978-0-373-79920-6" . PublishersWeekly.com . Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ Melle, Megan O'Neill (2020-12-01). "The Absolute Best Holiday Books for Rom-Com Fans, According to Author Christina Lauren" . Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays . Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ Reisz, Tiffany. "One hot December - Alexandria-Monroe Public Library" . link.alex.lib.in.us . Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ Loosemore, Amy (March 26, 2015). "Congratulations 2015 RITA Award Finalists!" . Harlequin Ever After .
^ "2015 Rita Award Winners" . www.fictiondb.com . Retrieved January 25, 2022 .
^ "The Lucky Ones" . www.publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ "Congratulations to Our RITA Award Nominees" . Harlequin Ever After . 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2020-12-29 .