Media Page   This page includes a bio for author Stephanie Bond, an e-mail link, current and upcoming releases, awards and recognition, recent press coverage, publisher contacts, and a link for Romance Industry Statistics.

BIO

Stephanie Bond was seven years deep into a systems engineering career and pursuing an MBA at night when an instructor remarked that she had a flair for writing and suggested that she submit to academic journals.  But Stephanie, a voracious reader, was only interested in writing fiction--more specifically, romantic fiction.  Upon completing her master's degree and with no formal training in writing (her undergraduate degree is in computer programming), she started writing a romance novel in her spare time.  Two years later in 1995 she sold her first manuscript, a romantic comedy, to Harlequin Books.  In 1997, with ten sales under her belt to two publishers, Stephanie left her corporate job to write women's romantic fiction full-time.  She now writes a sexy mystery series for Mira Books and romantic comedies for Harlequin Books.  Stephanie  lives in midtown Atlanta, Georgia and can be reached via e-mail for an interview.  Her current books Body Movers, and 2 Bodies for the Price of 1, 3 Men and a Body and are available in stores now.

E-MAIL LINK

Click here to contact Stephanie Bond for an interview.

CURRENT AND UPCOMING RELEASES

• Body Movers, Mira, released in trade paperback August 2006 and mass market paperback reprint July 2007
• Body Movers:  2 Bodies for the Price of 1, Mira, released in trade paperback August 2007 and mass market paperback reprint July 2008
• Body Movers:  3 Men and a Body, Mira, released in trade paperback August 2008
• Watch and Learn, Sex for Beginners book 1, Harlequin Blaze, October 2008
• In a Bind, Sex for Beginners book 2, Harlequin Blaze, November 2008
• Under the Mistletoe, Christmas anthology with NYT bestselling author Linda Howard
• No Peeking..., Sex for Beginners book 3, Harlequin Blaze, December 2008

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Maggie Award of Excellence, sponsored by the Georgia Romance Writers and judged by booksellers, Finding Your Mojo (Avon)
• 2006 Romance Writers of America RITA^® Award of Excellence finalist, romantic suspense category, In Deep Voodoo (Avon)
• Maggie Award of Excellence, sponsored by the Georgia Romance Writers and judged by booksellers, Kill the Competition (Avon)
• Reviewers International Organization (RIO) Recommended Read, Fool For Love, (Harlequin)
• 2004 Romance Writers of America RITA^® Award of Excellence finalist, romantic suspense category, Kill the Competition (Avon)
• #4 on Waldenbooks Top Ten Best Selling Series Romances, Lovestruck (Harlequin), week ending June 21, 2003 
• Voted one of the Top Ten Favorite Books of the Year 2002 by the members of Romance Writers of America, I Think I Love You (St. Martin's Press)
• 2000 RITA^® Award of Excellence, the top honor given by the romance industry, It Takes a Rebel (Harlequin)
• Voted one of the Top Ten Favorite Books of the Year 2000 by the members of Romance Writers of America, It Takes a Rebel (Harlequin)  
• #10 on Waldenbooks Top Ten Best Selling Single Title Romances, Behind the Red Doors (Harlequin), week ending January 25, 2003   
• # 9 on Waldenbooks Top Ten Best Selling Single Title Romances, Behind the Red Doors (Harlequin), week ending January 18, 2003
• # 9 on Waldenbooks Top Ten Best Selling Series Romances, Two Sexy! (Harlequin), week ending August 18, 2001
• # 6 on Waldenbooks Top Ten Best Selling Series Romances, Midnight Fantasies (Harlequin), week ending July 7, 2001
• # 8 on Waldenbooks Top Ten Best Selling Series Romances, Too Hot to Sleep (Harlequin), week ending June 10, 2000
• 1999 Romance Writers of America RITA^® Award of Excellence finalist, KIDS is a 4-Letter Word (Harlequin)

RECENT PRESS COVERAGE

August 4, 2008, Stephanie Bond appeared on the NBC local talk show Atlanta & Company with host Holly Firfer to discuss Body Movers:  3 Men and a Body to discuss Holly's cameo role in the book!  Click here to watch the interview!

August 17, 2007, Stephanie Bond appeared on the NBC local talk show Atlanta & Company with host Holly Firfer to discuss Body Movers:  2 Bodies for the Price of 1.  Click here to watch the interview!

October 2006, Cosmopolitan magazine features an excerpt of Stephanie Bond's Harlequin Blaze novel Just Dare Me....

February 2006, Georgia magazine, Stephanie Bond is featured in the article "A Romance with Writing" by Barbara Twardowski.

• January 8, 2006, Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Lists Carry Meaning for Author, Husband," article on Life Lists.
   

June 2005, Stephanie Bond is quoted in article "99 Things to Do Before You Die" by Michael Kaplan in Men's Journal.

March 2005, Stephanie Bond is quoted in article "Writer envy? What to Do About it" by Diana Burrell in The Writer.

February 2005, "That's Amoré! Four local women find their happily ever after writing romance novels," Points North magazine.

 

May 2004, Atlanta magazine featured Stephanie Bond's book Party Crashers (Avon/HarperCollins) as one of "13 books from, or about, Georgians you should be reading this summer."

May/June 2004, Deep magazine (as in 'deep south') featured Stephanie Bond's book Party Crashers (Avon/HarperCollins) as a top summer read. 

• February 13, 2004, Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Romantic Encounters--Romance Diversifies, Expands" by Don O'Briant.

• February 10, 2004    Stephanie Bond is featured along with other 15 popular romance authors in a lively interview for Bookreporter.com.  Click here to read the "2004 Romance Interview Roundtable."

   

PUBLISHER CONTACTS

• Mira Books, Toronto, Canada, (416) 445-5860, ask for Michelle Renaud in public relations. 
   

• Harlequin Books, Toronto, Canada, (416) 445-5860, ask for a public relations representative.  Click here to access more company information and recent press releases.

ROMANCE INDUSTRY STATISTICS

Did you know that one out of every two paperback fiction novels sold in the U.S. is a romance novel?  A full 50 percent--which means the other 50 percent accounts for horror, mysteries, science fiction, legal thrillers, etc. combined!

Click here for other eye-opening statistics on the romance industry from Romance Writers of America (RWA).  A printable PDF brochure will load.

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