Background
Colleen Hoover was born on December 11, 1979, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, the daughter of Vannoy Fite and Eddie Fennell. Colleen grew up in Saltillo, Texas.
2013
Colleen Hoover
2014
Colleen Hoover with her fans.
2014
Colleen Hoover won the UtopYA Con Award for her novel "Maybe Someday" in the Most Innovative Marketing category.
2015
Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author from the United States.
2015
Half Price Books, Dallas, Texas, United States
Colleen Hoover is at the Half Price Books in Dallas.
2015
Colleen Hoover is presenting her novel "November 9".
2015
Colleen Hoover is presenting her new novel "Ugly Love".
2015
Colleen Hoover is presenting the novel "The Opportunist" written by her fellow author Terry Fisher.
2015
Colleen Hoover won the Goodreads Choice Award for the novel "Confess".
2016
Colleen Hoover
2016
Colleen Hoover is in France presenting her new novel.
2016
Colleen Hoover is at the signing event.
2018
Changing Hands Bookstore, Los Angeles, California, United States
Colleen Hoover speaks at the Changing Hands Bookstore.
2018
Colleen Hoover meets her fans.
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Colleen Hoover at the Half Price Books with one of her fans.
2018
Colleen Hoover is presenting her new novel "All Your Perfects".
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Colleen Hoover with her husband at the beach.
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Colleen Hoover with her family.
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Colleen Hoover
2019
Colleen Hoover with crew members presenting "Confess".
2019
Colleen Hoover is signing one of her books for a fan.
2019
Colleen Hoover
2019
Colleen Hoover
Sulphur Springs Bakery, Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States
Colleen Hoover at the Sulphur Springs Bakery
Colosseum, Regio IV Templum Pacis ("Temple of Peace"), Rome, Italy
Colleen Hoover by the Colosseum.
Paris, France
Colleen Hoover is in France.
Colleen Hoover at the High school prom with the boyfriend.
Colleen Hoover
Colleen Hoover
Colleen Hoover, and American novelist. Photo credit: Jen Sterling
Texas A&M University–Commerce, Commerce, Texas, United States
Hoover graduated from Texas A&M-Commerce with a degree in Social Work.
(Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-ye...)
Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-year-old Layken becomes the rock for both her mother and younger brother. She appears resilient and tenacious, but inside, she's losing hope. Then she meets her new neighbor Will, a handsome twenty-one-year-old whose mere presence leaves her flustered and whose passion for poetry slams thrills her. Not long after a heart-stopping first date during which each recognizes something profound and familiar in the other, they are slammed to the core when a shocking discovery brings their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together and the forces that tear them apart. Only through the poetry they share are they able to speak the truth that is in their hearts and imagine a future where love is cause for celebration, not regret.
https://www.amazon.com/Slammed-Novel-Colleen-Hoover/dp/1476715904/?tag=2022091-20
2012
(Layken and Will, a young couple whose love overcame devas...)
Layken and Will, a young couple whose love overcame devastating hardships to emerge stronger and more resilient than before. Now, as Layken and Will’s emotion-packed story continues, a stunning and unforeseen revelation about Will’s past leaves them questioning everything that they thought they knew about each other. With the foundation of their relationship at risk, they must decide whether they are willing to fight for a future together or to retreat back into solitude and heartache. How far does Will have to go to prove to Layken his love for her will last forever? It will require something truly extraordinary to keep this couple together, and the decisions they make and the answers they find will change not only their lives but the lives of everyone around them
https://www.amazon.com/Point-Retreat-Novel-Slammed-Book-ebook/dp/B008TRU9HU/?tag=2022091-20
2012
(Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopele...)
Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies… That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past she wishes could just stay buried. Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her.
https://www.amazon.com/Hopeless-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B00AQ3K8IU/?tag=2022091-20
2013
(Sky encountered a long-lost childhood friend, Dean Holder...)
Sky encountered a long-lost childhood friend, Dean Holder. With Holder’s help, Sky uncovered shocking family secrets and came to terms with memories and emotions that had left deep scars. Hopeless was Sky’s story. Now, in Losing Hope, we finally learn the truth about Dean Holder. Haunted by the little girl he couldn’t save from imminent danger, Holder’s life has been overshadowed by feelings of guilt and remorse. He has never stopped searching for her, believing that finding her would bring him the peace he needs to move on. However, Holder could not have anticipated that he would be faced with even greater pain the moment they reconnect.
https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Hope-Novel-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B00BOVFKOK/?tag=2022091-20
2013
(Layken and Will’s love has managed to withstand the tough...)
Layken and Will’s love has managed to withstand the toughest of circumstances, and the young lovers, now married, are beginning to feel safe and secure in their union. As much as Layken relishes their new life together, she finds herself wanting to know everything there is to know about her husband, even though Will makes it clear he prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong. Still, he can’t resist his wife’s pleas, and so he begins to untangle his side of the story, revealing for the first time his most intimate feelings and thoughts, retelling both the good and bad moments, and sharing a few shocking confessions of his own from the time when they first met.
https://www.amazon.com/This-Girl-Novel-Slammed-Book-ebook/dp/B00BOVFLD0/?tag=2022091-20
2013
(When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she d...)
When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn't think it's love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her. Never ask about the past. Don’t expect a future. They think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can’t handle it at all. Hearts get infiltrated. Promises get broken. Rules get shattered. Love gets ugly.
https://www.amazon.com/Ugly-Love-Novel-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B00HB62MC0/?tag=2022091-20
2014
(At twenty-two years old, Sydney has a great life: She's i...)
At twenty-two years old, Sydney has a great life: She's in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her best friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter's cheating on her - and she is left trying to decide what to do next. Sydney becomes captivated by Ridge, her mysterious neighbor. She can't take her eyes off him or stop listening to the passionate way he plays his guitar every evening out on his balcony. And there's something about Sydney that Ridge can't ignore, either. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one...
https://www.amazon.com/Maybe-Someday-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B00DPM7RJW/?tag=2022091-20
2014
(When Warren has the opportunity to live with a female roo...)
When Warren has the opportunity to live with a female roommate, he instantly agrees. It could be an exciting change. Or maybe not. Especially when that roommate is the cold and seemingly calculating Bridgette. Tensions run high and tempers flare as the two can hardly stand to be in the same room together. But Warren has a theory about Bridgette: anyone who can hate with that much passion should also have the capability to love with that much passion. And he wants to be the one to test this theory. Will Bridgette find it in herself to warm her heart to Warren and finally learn to love? Maybe. Maybe not.
https://www.amazon.com/Maybe-Not-Novella-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B00PT5R7FM/?tag=2022091-20
2014
(A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Da...)
A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Daniel and the girl who stumbles across him to profess their love for each other. But this love has conditions: they agree it will only last one hour and it will only be make-believe. When their hour is up and the girl rushes off like Cinderella, Daniel tries to convince himself that what happened between them only seemed perfect because they were pretending it was perfect. Moments like that with girls like her don’t happen outside of fairytales. One year and one bad relationship later, his disbelief in insta-love is stripped away the day he meets Six: a girl with a strange name and an even stranger personality.
https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Cinderella-Novella-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B00FNWRSCI/?tag=2022091-20
2014
(Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before he...)
Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in Los Angeles together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist. Can Ben’s relationship with Fallon - and simultaneously his novel - be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak?
https://www.amazon.com/November-9-Novel-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B00UDCI1S8/?tag=2022091-20
2015
(At age twenty-one, Auburn Reed has already lost everythin...)
At age twenty-one, Auburn Reed has already lost everything important to her. In her fight to rebuild her shattered life, she has her goals in sight and there is no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry. For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is keeping a major secret from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it. To save their relationship, all Owen needs to do is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin.
https://www.amazon.com/Confess-Novel-Colleen-Hoover/dp/1476791457/?tag=2022091-20
2015
(Charlize Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends si...)
Charlize Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. They've been in love since the age of fourteen. But as of this morning... they are complete strangers. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love... every memory has vanished. "I don't care what our real first kiss was," he says. "That's the one I want to remember." Charlize and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be... the more they question why they were ever together, to begin with. "I want to remember what it feels like to love someone like that. And not just anyone. I want to know what it feels like to love Charlie."
https://www.amazon.com/Never-Complete-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B0781XL58L/?tag=2022091-20
2015
(Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped ...)
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true. Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head.
https://www.amazon.com/Ends-Us-Novel-Colleen-Hoover/dp/1501110365/?tag=2022091-20
2016
(Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. ...)
Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does, every single day. After finding herself stuck in a relationship with the dangerous and morally corrupt Asa Jackson, Sloan will do whatever it takes to get by until she's able to find a way out. Nothing will get in her way. Nothing except Carter. Sloan is the best thing to ever happen to Asa. And if you ask Asa, he'd say he's the best thing to ever happen to Sloan. Despite Sloan's disapproval of Asa's sinister lifestyle, he does exactly what he needs to do in order to stay a step ahead in his business. He also does exactly what he needs to do in order to stay a step ahead of Sloan. Nothing will get in his way. Nothing except Carter.
https://www.amazon.com/Too-Late-C-Hoover-ebook/dp/B01MTMYYMN/?tag=2022091-20
2016
(Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness. The ...)
Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness. The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s former nurse, the little half-brother isn’t allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there’s Merit. Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn’t earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan. His wit and unapologetic idealism disarm and spark renewed life into her - until she discovers that he’s completely unavailable. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix. Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she’s never been a part of before leaving them behind for good.
https://www.amazon.com/Without-Merit-Novel-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B01NCIBSK9/?tag=2022091-20
2017
(Jeremy Crawford, a husband of bestselling author Verity C...)
Jeremy Crawford, a husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night their family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words.
https://www.amazon.com/Verity-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B07HJYTRMD/?tag=2022091-20
2018
(Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their im...)
Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair. All Your Perfects is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people?
https://www.amazon.com/All-Your-Perfects-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B078MC547V/?tag=2022091-20
2018
(What is more important? Friendship, loyalty or love? Coll...)
What is more important? Friendship, loyalty or love? Colleen Hoover and Griffin Peterson collaborate once again to bring fans of Maybe Someday back into the musical world of Ridge Lawson and Sydney Blake. And Maggie. And Warren and Bridgette. This full length novel is a follow-up to the New York Times bestselling novel, Maybe Someday. For the best reading experience, Maybe Now should be read after Maybe Someday and the spin-off novella, Maybe Not. However, Maybe Now can also be read immediately following Maybe Someday.
https://www.amazon.com/Maybe-Now-Someday-Book-ebook/dp/B07L189TMM/?tag=2022091-20
2018
(Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, wo...)
Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike. Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesn’t want to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Her predictable mother doesn’t have a spontaneous bone in her body. With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is Chris - Morgan’s husband, Clara’s father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara. While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds comfort in the last person she expects to, and Clara turns to the one boy she’s been forbidden to see.
https://www.amazon.com/Regretting-You-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B07SH5V2NB/?tag=2022091-20
2019
Colleen Hoover was born on December 11, 1979, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, the daughter of Vannoy Fite and Eddie Fennell. Colleen grew up in Saltillo, Texas.
Colleen Hoover first graduated from Saltillo High School in 1998. She also graduated from Texas A&M-Commerce with a degree in Social Work.
Until she made the breakthrough as an author, Hoover was employed in social work and as a teacher. Writing was one thing, but getting published was another and Colleen Hoover decided to try self-publishing instead of going the traditional route. Hoover self-published Point of Retreat, the sequel to Slammed, in February 2012. Point of Retreat first made the New York Times Best Seller list on July 29, 2012, and peaked at #18 on August 5, 2012. Atria Books picked it up along with Slammed and republished it on August 10, 2012. After a few months, her novel was reviewed and given 5 stars by a major book blogger, Maryse Black. After that, sales rapidly increased, and Slammed and its sequel, Point of Retreat, both made the New York Times Best Seller list.
Atria Books published This Girl, the third and final installment in the Slammed series, on April 30, 2013. It made the New York Times Best Seller list on May 19, 2013, where it peaked at #9. A Father's Kiss is a short story and a follow-up to the Slammed series. Hoover published "A Father's Kiss" as part of an anthology, called The Kiss: An Anthology of Love and Other Close Encounters, on January 15, 2014.
Hoover self-published Hopeless in December 2012. On January 6, 2013, it debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list at #19. On January 20, 2013, it peaked at #1 and remained there for three weeks. It was the first self-published novel to ever make #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list, the #1 bestselling self-published e-book of 2013, and the #16 bestselling e-book overall of 2013. Hoover sold the paperback rights to Atria Books in January 2013, and the paperback released on May 7, 2013. Hoover still owns her e-book rights today.
Atria Books published Losing Hope, the POV companion novel to Hopeless, on July 8, 2013. It debuted and peaked at #6 on the New York Times Best Seller list on July 28, 2013. Finding Cinderella is a free novella that Hoover published as a thank you to her fans for all their continued support. It is a spinoff of Hopeless and Losing Hope and features several of the same characters. Originally, neither Hoover nor Atria Books had any intention of offering Finding Cinderella in paperback form, because the intention was to offer the book for free. However, due to the overwhelming demands from Hoover’s fans, Atria Books agreed to publish the novel in paperback form, complete with several bonus features such as a new epilogue and Hoover’s own “Cinderella story”.
Atria Books published Maybe Someday on March 18, 2014. It debuted and peaked at #3 on the New York Times Best Seller list on April 6, 2014, and resurfaced on the New York Times Best Seller list on September 14, 2014, at #21.
Maybe Someday is a standalone novel about a young guy and girl who write music together. Hoover joined forces with musician Griffin Peterson to create an original soundtrack to accompany the novel. Readers are able to click links in the e-book or scan a QR code in the paperback, which will take them to a website where they can listen to the music for free.
Atria Books published Ugly Love on August 5, 2014. The book received a Starred Review from Booklist and was on the New York Times Best Seller list for three weeks, where it debuted and peaked at #4 on August 24, 2014. Film rights for the book have recently been purchased by Hackybox Pictures, based out of Toronto, Canada. The project is still in the works, but Nick Bateman has been cast as the male lead.
Atria Books published November Nine was on November 10, 2015. It debuted #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list on November 29, 2015.
Atria Books published It Ends With Us on August 2, 2016. Hoover described this novel as "by far the hardest book I've ever written." It received a starred review from Kirkus.
Her books are now issued by a regular publisher and so far she has written ten New York Times bestsellers.
(What is more important? Friendship, loyalty or love? Coll...)
2018(At twenty-two years old, Sydney has a great life: She's i...)
2014(Jeremy Crawford, a husband of bestselling author Verity C...)
2018(Layken and Will’s love has managed to withstand the tough...)
2013(Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopele...)
2013(A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Da...)
2014(Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-ye...)
2012(Layken and Will, a young couple whose love overcame devas...)
2012(Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, wo...)
2019(Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped ...)
2016(When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she d...)
2014(Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before he...)
2015(When Warren has the opportunity to live with a female roo...)
2014(Charlize Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends si...)
2015(At age twenty-one, Auburn Reed has already lost everythin...)
2015(Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their im...)
2018(Sky encountered a long-lost childhood friend, Dean Holder...)
2013(Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. ...)
2016(Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness. The ...)
2017"When I first started writing, I had no idea what genre my books were. I just wrote, and other people categorized my books for me. So, I wouldn’t necessarily say it was a problem for me. However, I think the New Adult genre has really helped separate Young Adult novels from full-on adult Romance novels and it’s a welcome addition to the book world!"
Quotations: "There are so many talented authors offering their stories to the public now that it does seem daunting at times to try and make your own book stand out, even for those who aren’t new to the industry. But with all the changes over the years, the way I sell books hasn’t changed at all. I write the story I want to tell and hope that it will reach its audience. Sometimes the books do great, sometimes they do okay. But I’m too scatterbrained to worry about the entire state of the publishing industry, so I just don’t. I focus on the story I want to tell and I tell that story and do my best not to pay attention to trends or the market or what is coming before or after my book."
Colleen's love for writing began quite early as she started to write stories from as early as five years old. Of course, her mother encouraged her and she continued writing stories for friends and family for quite some time before going public.
Colleen Hoover’s got the inspiration for writing her first book while sitting in at a rehearsal of the play Cheaper by the Dozen and her first book was inspired by the lyrics of one of the Avett Brothers’ songs.
In 2000, Colleen married Heath Hoover, with whom she now has three sons.