Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Susan Elizabeth Phillips is an American romance novelist born on December 11, 1944, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She holds a B.F.A. in theater arts from Ohio University and began her career co-authoring her first novel, The Copeland Bride (1983), before writing solo under her own name with works like Risen Glory (1984). Known as the \"Queen of Romantic Comedy\" and creator of the sports romance genre, she is a #1 New York Times bestselling author with notable series including Chicago Stars (It Had to Be You, Nobody's Baby But Mine) and Wynette, Texas, earning multiple Romance Writers of America awards, including Lifetime Achievement in 2006.com