Biography

[Lauren, her husband, and her two sons and daughter on a sailboat in a sunny harbor] A favorite photo of my family. (Can you tell we love to sail?)
Left to right: my husband Jack, my son Brent, my daughter Devon, my son Blake, and me.
LAUREN ROYAL is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of humorous historical romance, mostly set in England and Scotland. Her “truly enchanting” novels have won many awards including Booklist's “Top 10 Romance of the Year,” and they’ve earned raves from reviewers including Publishers Weekly, who calls her “an impressive talent.”

All of Lauren’s books are complete, stand-alone stories, and yet they are also all connected—because they all feature her beloved “outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional” Chase family!

Lauren writes steamy historical romance on her own and sweet/clean historical romance with her daughter, Devon. She lives in Southern California with her family, their two constantly shedding cats, and a stupendous collection of fuzzy socks. When she's not busy writing, she enjoys singing along (off-key) to Hamilton, dancing (badly), and (wasting time) watching HGTV.

Facts & Favorites from readers' questions

Date and Place of Birth
March 3, Hollywood, California
Pets
Katya and Ruslan, both Siberian Forest cats
Candy
Fudge Brownie M&Ms
Romance novels
A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Other books
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (actually, pretty much everything by Ken Follett)
This Perfect Day by Ira Levin
The Bronze Horseman series by Paullina Simons
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella (plus nearly everything else by her)
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Sports
Ice hockey, gymnastics, figure skating, baseball, and anything during the Olympics! (Please note: I watch these sports.  You'd laugh if you saw me try to do them.)
Teams
Anaheim Ducks, Anaheim Angels
Food
Prime rib, artichokes, crème brûlée
Drink
Iced tea, Otima port
Color
Red—the brighter the better!
Collections
Antique books and original set lists from concerts I've been to
Movies
Private Benjamin, The Thomas Crown Affair, The American President, When Harry Met Sally, True Lies, Ever After, Love Actually, Pride and Prejudice (2005 version), The Holiday, Crazy Stupid Love
Play
Hamilton
Music
Rock 'n roll, Celtic, Renaissance (but not classical!)
Musical artists
Del Amitri, Al Stewart, Crowded House (and all things Finn), Toad the Wet Sprocket, The Beatles, The Young Dubliners, Five for Fighting, The Gin Blossoms, Jimmy Buffett, and The Who

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