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Rita Herron is an American author known for her romantic suspense novels set in the Southern United States. She has written over ninety books in the romance, comedy and young adult genres. Her most recent novel, The Sleeping Girls (2024), explores kidnapping and memory loss in a tightly plotted small-town mystery. She is a two-time Maggie Award winner and was a finalist for the RITA.
Born in Milledgeville, Georgia, Rita Herron grew up in poverty. Her family lived in a four-room shack with no hot water or indoor plumbing.
"Our only heat was a fuel oil heater in the tiny living room," she recalls. Books have been an escape for me since an early age.
At the age of eight, Rita read her first Trixie Belden mystery. Soon she was devouring series such as The Boxcar Children, The Bobbsey Twins and Pippi Longstocking.
Rita Herron wrote her first mystery by hand at the age of twelve, but was discouraged by her family and peers. "My parents thought there was something wrong with me," the author. After working in a sewing factory, she decided to change her life.
"My Taurus stubbornness came out," she said. With the help of a guidance counsellor, she secured loans and earned a degree in education.
She taught at a nursery school and later became a professional storyteller. She began writing children's books, including nine books in the Sweet Valley Kids series. She also contributed to children's magazines before moving on to adult fiction. A writer's group helped her develop the skills and confidence to submit work. "A light bulb went on inside me. I was finally fitting in," she said of her early meetings.
Through the Georgia Romance Writers, she discovered the romantic suspense genre. Inspired by authors like Tami Hoag, she began writing darker fiction. Her stories often explore the tensions between family, love and crime.
In The Sleeping Girls (2024), Herron tells the story of a series of abductions in a small town in Georgia. Sheriff Logan Wright investigates the disappearance of three girls who are found unconscious and drugged in white dresses.
When the fourth girl escapes, she has no memory of what happened. Psychologist Claire Norris, haunted by her past, joins the case. Together, they uncover the secrets behind the community's respectability.
Rita Herron is a member of Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. She now lives in Georgia.
Rita Herron has three grown children and three grandchildren.
Photo credit: ritaherron.com
Born in Milledgeville, Georgia, Rita Herron grew up in poverty. Her family lived in a four-room shack with no hot water or indoor plumbing.
"Our only heat was a fuel oil heater in the tiny living room," she recalls. Books have been an escape for me since an early age.
At the age of eight, Rita read her first Trixie Belden mystery. Soon she was devouring series such as The Boxcar Children, The Bobbsey Twins and Pippi Longstocking.
Rita Herron wrote her first mystery by hand at the age of twelve, but was discouraged by her family and peers. "My parents thought there was something wrong with me," the author. After working in a sewing factory, she decided to change her life.
"My Taurus stubbornness came out," she said. With the help of a guidance counsellor, she secured loans and earned a degree in education.
She taught at a nursery school and later became a professional storyteller. She began writing children's books, including nine books in the Sweet Valley Kids series. She also contributed to children's magazines before moving on to adult fiction. A writer's group helped her develop the skills and confidence to submit work. "A light bulb went on inside me. I was finally fitting in," she said of her early meetings.
Through the Georgia Romance Writers, she discovered the romantic suspense genre. Inspired by authors like Tami Hoag, she began writing darker fiction. Her stories often explore the tensions between family, love and crime.
In The Sleeping Girls (2024), Herron tells the story of a series of abductions in a small town in Georgia. Sheriff Logan Wright investigates the disappearance of three girls who are found unconscious and drugged in white dresses.
When the fourth girl escapes, she has no memory of what happened. Psychologist Claire Norris, haunted by her past, joins the case. Together, they uncover the secrets behind the community's respectability.
Rita Herron is a member of Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. She now lives in Georgia.
Rita Herron has three grown children and three grandchildren.
Photo credit: ritaherron.com
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