Manda Collins grew up on a combination of Nancy Drew books and Jane Austen novels, and her own brand of Historical romantic suspense is the result. She is the author of twenty-one novels set in 19th century England published by St. Martin's Press and Forever. A former academic librarian, she holds advanced degrees in English Lit and Librarianship and uses what she learned in grad school to craft her novels. Her books have been reviewed in Entertainment Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, Bookpage, and USA Today. When she's not writing she can be found watching true crime documentaries, playing word games, and knitting very inexpertly. A native of Mobile, she lives on the Gulf Coast with a very stubborn cat and more books than are strictly necessary. You can find her online at mandacollins.com and on Instagram and threads at @mandacollinsauthor
Her latest book. A GOVERNESS'S GUIDE TO PASSION AND PERIL, which features a down on her luck governess and the diplomat she crushed on as a teenager working together to solve his mentor's murder. Publishers Weekly calls it a "page-Turner." And Booklist calls it "cleverly crafted" with "a dry wit."