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Tracy Wolff
Tracy Wolff is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series Crave.[1] She also writes under the pen name Tessa Adams.[2] Personal lifeWolff is an only child who lost her father unexpectedly at the age of 22.[1] She is a mother of three[3] and a former English professor, who now works as a full-time writer from her home in Austin, Texas.[4] The Crave seriesThe Crave series is a popular romantasy saga that combines elements of paranormal romance with young adult fantasy, reaching the New York Times best-seller list.[1] The series follows Grace, a teenager who moves to a mysterious Alaskan boarding school after the death of her parents. There, she discovers a supernatural world filled with vampires, werewolves, witches, and gargoyles.[5] The series debuted in April 2020 with Crave and has several sequels. As of 2024, the series had sold over 3.5 million copies globally and gained a massive following, particularly among fans of BookTok.[1] Shortly before the book's release, Universal Studios acquired the film rights to Crave. The adaptation was billed as a paranormal fantasy with a feminist lens, expanding the book's themes to a cinematic audience.[4] Copyright infringement accusationsIn 2022, Tracy Wolff faced a lawsuit from Lynne Freeman, an unpublished author, alleging that Wolff's Crave series had substantial similarities to Freeman's unpublished manuscript, Blue Moon Rising, which Freeman had submitted to the same literary agent, Emily Sylvan Kim, in 2010[citation needed] Freeman cited overlapping plot elements, character dynamics, and details, including an Alaskan setting, a supernatural romance, and scenes featuring mystical occurrences.[1] Wolff and her publisher, Entangled Publishing, denied the allegations, emphasizing that the creative elements in Crave were independently developed. The lawsuit, still ongoing, has raised complex questions about originality and creative overlap in the romantasy genre.[1] BibliographyThe Lone Star Witch Series[6]Published as Tessa Adams
The Shaken Dirty Series[7]
The Ethan Frost Series[8]
Crave Series[5]
The Calder Academy Series[9]
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