Kristina McMorris


Kristina McMorris is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling American author of five novels and two novellas. Inspired by true personal and historical accounts, her works of fiction have garnered more than twenty national literary awards, as well as a nomination for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, RWA's prestigious RITA Award, and a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. To date, her publishers have included Kensington Books, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Sourcebooks Landmark.
Prior to her writing career, Kristina hosted a variety of weekly TV shows, beginning with an Emmy Award-winning program at age nine, for Warner Bros. Television and ABC-affiliate KATU. She later worked as the PR Director of an international conglomerate, and has been named one of Portland's "40 Under 40" by The Business Journal. She lives in Oregon with her husband and two sons.

Writing

McMorris's debut novel, Letters from Home, was originally inspired by her grandparents' WWII courtship letters. The book was declared a must-read by Woman's Day magazine and achieved additional acclaim as a Reader's Digest Select Editions feature, a Doubleday/Literary Guild selection, an RWA Golden Heart finalist, and a 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist for Best Historical Fiction. Her second novel, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves, was named a 2013 nominee for the RITA Award and her third novel, The Pieces We Keep, was nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
Kristina's novels have since included The Edge of Lost, a New York Times and USA Today bestseller, and Sold on a Monday, another best seller on the New York Times and USA Today lists. Additionally, her novellas have been featured in the anthologies Grand Central and A Winter Wonderland, which also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today Bestsellers lists.

Novels