Meet Sherry

USA Today-bestselling author Sherry Thomas decided that her goal in life is to write every kind of book she enjoys reading. Thus far she has published romance, fantasy, mystery, and a wuxia-inspired duology. Her books regularly receive starred reviews and best-of-the-year honors from trade publications, including such outlets as the New York Times and National Public Radio. She is also a two-time winner of Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® Award.
Sherry immigrated from China at age 13 and English is her second language.
Author photo by the lovely and talented Jennifer Sparks Harriman at Sparks Studio.
FAQ
June 2020: Sherry will start book 6 of the Lady Sherlock mysteries as soon as she can dig herself out of this BTS hole!
The Lady Sherlock books are typically released in fall.
Hurry to this page before September 9, 2019. After that, if you cannot come to a signing or a bookstore that has recently hosted a signing, probably your best bet is to send for a signed bookplate. See below.
Click here for directions.
Kerry Donovan at Berkley edits the Lady Sherlock books. Cheryl Klein of Lee & Low edited THE MAGNOLIA SWORD. Donna Bray of Balzer+Bray edited the Elemental Trilogy. Wendy McCurdy edited Sherry's five romances published with Berkley. Sherry's first four romances were edited by Caitlin Alexander, formerly of Bantam Books. Caitlin is now a freelance editor and you can find out about her services here.
MIDNIGHT SCANDALS is edited by Robin Harders. THE HEART IS A UNIVERSE is edited by May Peterson. THE LUCKIEST LADY IN LONDON, THE BRIDE OF LARKSPEAR, THE HIDDEN BLADE, and THE ONE IN MY HEART were edited by Tiffany Yates Martin of FoxPrintEditorial.com.
Sherry must also offer her undying gratitude to her critique partner Janine Ballard, without whose valuable input, HIS AT NIGHT, TEMPTING THE BRIDE, MY BEAUTIFUL ENEMY, THE BURNING SKY, THE ONE IN MY HEART, and the Lady Sherlock books would not be the books that they are.
The brilliant Kristin Nelson of Nelson Literary Agency. If you are a writer, you should read her blog. Edited to add: The world of social media changes fast and Kristin isn’t blogging as frequently as she used to. But you can find her insights and updates on Facebook and Twitter.
This website is designed and coded by Frauke Spanuth of Croco Designs. Sherry does the upkeep herself. Mistakes and broken links should be brought to her attention.
And here are some interviews in which Sherry was asked real questions. In case you wonder, yes, she has been interviewed since 2012, but she has been too lazy to gather all the links here. :-)
- May 1, 2012: Romantic Crush Junkies
- March 6, 2012: Popular Romance Project (This is a video interview)
- April 30, 2010: Not an Editor
- April 30, 2010: Reader I Created Him
- March 29, 2010: March Madness
- July 19, 2010: Once Upon a Chapter
- June 28, 2010: Author Julie James's blog
- June 3, 2010: Romantic Crush Junkies
- May 25, 2010: Biblioteca Romantica (English & Italian)
- May 10, 2010: All About Romance Blog
- November, 2009: El Rincon Romantico, por RomanTica's (Spanish)
- October 2009: Les Romantics Webzine (En francais et attention pdf!)
- September 15, 2009: Romantic Crush Junkies
- June 22, 2009: Pop Syndicate
- June 9, 2009: The Good The Bad The Unread
- May 29, 2009: Romance Bandits
- May 11, 2009: Author Beverley Kendall's website
- April 27, 2009: All About Romance News & Commentary Blog
- February 2, 2009: La Mia Biblioteca Romantica {English and Italian}
- December 2, 2008: Yankee Romance Reviewers
- November 5, 2008: Writerly So
- September 30, 2008: Word Wenches
- July 14, 2008: Edwardian Promenade
- June 26, 2008: All About Romance
- May 13, 2008: Lux Magazine Blog (cross-posted at interviewer Bethany Hensel's personal blog)
- April 21-May 11, 2008: Romantic Times Forum Ask the Author Column
- April 19, 2008: Blue Moon(English & Francais)
- April 8, 2008: AAR Afterhours Blog
- March 17-19, 2008: Romance Novel TV BB
- February 15, 2008: Library Journal
Elsewhere Sherry
Sherry occasionally guest-blogs at fine and worthy romance blogs around theses internets. Here is a compendium of her guest posts.
- May 1, 2012: Writing Boy Characters at The Other Side of the Story
- April 27, 2012: The Beauty of Details at Romance University
- March 22, 2012: A bit about RAVISHING THE HEIRESS at RT Book Reviews
- December 12, 2011: A little extra scene featuring Helena and Hastings from TEMPTING THE BRIDE at Not Another Romance Blog
- November 15, 2010: That Touch of History at RT Book Reviews
- July 13, 2010: What Your Duke Ate at Rom Con
- June 8, 2010: To Action or Not to Action at Seattle Examiner
- May 27, 2010: All Your Heroes Are Belong to Eton The Season Blog
- May 25, 2010: The History You Glean While Reading Historical Romances at Fresh Fiction Blog
- May 25, 2010: On Spies, Romance, and Ignoring History at Edwardian Promenade
- May 24, 2010: I Never Knew That About You Romantic Times Daily Blog
- November 4, 2009: For Which I'm Extraordinarily Grateful In My Humble Opinion
- July 25, 2009: To Action or Not to Action The Debutante Ball
- June 7, 2009: Tongue-in-Cheek Self Interview Unusual Historicals
- May 23, 2009: Book of Your Heart/Heart of Your Book Prairie Chicks Write Romance
- May 19, 2009: How Do Romances Get Into Libraries Dear Author
- May 19, 2009: Knowledge Dissemination as Tool of Promotion Pub Rants
- May 15, 2009: Not Quite a PR Campaign Romance Round Table
- May 7, 2009: What Title Would YOU Give to NOT QUITE A HUSBAND Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Click here to see the hilarious winners!)
- October 14, 2008: Eight Quirks Realms on our Bookshelves
- September 25, 2008: Sherry's Excellent Levy Tour Adventure Dear Author
- August 9, 2008: Beyond Boobs and Buttocks Plot Monkeys
- April 8, 2008: Two Positions The Romance Vagabonds
- March 28, 2008: Knights in Rusty Armor & Damsels Not-in-Distress Romance B(u)y the Book
- March 25, 2008: Am I a Paranormal Reader? Fresh Fiction Blog
- March 24, 2008: The Good, the Bad, the Unread:
- March 19, 2008: Self Interview The Romance Bandits
- February 11, 2008: Sherry Thomas and the Romantic Toilet Brush The Good, the Bad, the Unread: Valenduckie Special
- December 27, 2007: A Very Fine Setting Fresh Fiction Blog
- November 6, 2007: The Breach The Romance Roundtable