Sylvia Day

Sylvia Day
Sylvia Day at the California Dreamin' Writers Conference in March 2015
Born	(1973-03-11) March 11, 1973 Los Angeles, California
Pen name	S. J. Day, Livia Dare
Occupation	writer
Nationality	Japanese American
Period	2004 to present
Genre	Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal, Erotic Romance, Historical, Speculative fiction, Contemporary, Urban fantasy
Notable works	Bared to You, Reflected in You
Website
www.sylviaday.com

Sylvia June Day (born March 11, 1973) is a Japanese American writer of romance novels. She also writes under the pseudonyms S.J. Day and Livia Dare. She is a number one bestselling author in 28 countries.^[1]

Career

Day writes romance novels, speculative/paranormal fiction, historical fiction, and futuristic fiction (under the pseudonym Livia Dare). She has also published fiction under the pseudonym S. J. Day, and non-fiction.

She is the co-founder of Passionate Ink, a special interest chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA),^[2] and served on RWA's Board of Directors from 2009-13. She was the 22nd President of RWA.^[3]

She presents workshops for writing groups and has been a speaker at events such as the RT Booklovers Convention, Romance Writers of America's National Convention, and Comic-Con.^[4]

In March 2013, Harlequin Enterprises and Hearst Corporation announced^[5] the signing of Day to a seven-figure contract to write two novellas to launch "Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin," a new collaboration between the publisher and communications giant.

In June 2013, Penguin USA agreed on an eight-figure deal for two more "Crossfire" books, with Penguin UK acquiring UK and Commonwealth rights for an additional seven-figures.^[6]

In January 2014, Macmillan's St. Martin's Press announced a two-book, eight-figure agreement with Day for a new "Blacklist" series.^[7] Penguin UK acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the series^[8] for an additional seven-figures.^[9]

Crossfire

Day's Crossfire series has 13 million English-language copies in print and international rights licensed in over 40 territories as of January 2014.^[10]

Bared to You was #4 on the Amazon.com's list of top 10 best-selling books of 2012,^[11] #5 on iTunes' Top Ten Books of the Year,^[12] and #7 on Bookscan's Top 10 Print Book Sales of 2012 – Adult Fiction.^[13]

The Crossfire series has been acquired by Lionsgate Television Group for television adaptation.^[14]

Other projects

Beyond Words

In September 2015, Day launched the digital lifestyle magazine Beyond Words, which publishes daily articles covering travel, entertainment, style, wellness, and philanthropy.

Honors

Day has been honored with the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, the EPPIE Award,^[15] the National Readers' Choice Award, and several nominations for Romance Writers of America's RITA Award.^[16]

• 2007 RITA Award nominee ("Her Mad Grace")^[17]
• 2007 Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award nominee (Passion for the Game)
• 2008 RITA Award nominee ("Mischief and the Marquess")^[18]
• 2008 Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award Winner (Don't Tempt Me)
• 2008 National Readers' Choice Award Winner (Heat of the Night)
• 2009 Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award Nominee (In the Flesh)
• 2009 National Readers Choice Award Winner (In the Flesh)
• 2010 Readers' Crown Award Winner (In the Flesh and Eve of Darkness)
• 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Romance Nominee (Bared to You)
• 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Goodreads Author Nominee
• 2012 Amazon's Best Books of the Year in Romance editors' selection (Bared to You)^[19]
• 2013 Goodreads Choice Award Best Romance Nominee (Entwined with You)
• 2014 Amazon's Best Books of the Year in Romance editors' selection (The Stranger I Married)
• 2015 Goodreads Choice Award Best Romance Nominee (Captivated by You)

Bibliography

Novels

• Bad Boys Ahoy! (2006)
• Ask For It (2006)
• The Stranger I Married (2007)
• Eve of Darkness (2009)
• Eve of Destruction (2009)
• Eve of Chaos (2009)
• In the Flesh (2009)
• Pride and Pleasure (2011)
• Seven Years to Sin (2011)
• A Touch of Crimson (2011)
• Bared to You (2012)
• A Hunger So Wild (2012)
• Reflected in You (2012)
• Entwined with You (2013)
• Spellbound (2013)
• Captivated by You (2014)
• One with You (2016)

Novellas

• "Magic Fingers" in Wicked Words: Sex on Holiday (2005) and Black Lace Quickies 7 (2007) and Wicked (2012)
• "Catching Caroline" (2005)
• "Misled" (2005)
• "Kiss of the Night" (2005)
• "Snaring The Huntress" (2005)
• "Wish List" (2005) in White Hot Holidays, Vol. II (2006)
• "Treasure Hunters" in Ellora's Cavemen: Dreams of the Oasis II (2006)
• "A Familiar Kind of Magic" in Alluring Tales: Awaken the Fantasy (2007)
• "Salacious Robinson" in Got a Minute? (2007)
• "Magic and Mayhem" (2007)
• "Mischief and the Marquess" in Perfect Kisses (2007)
• "That Old Black Magic" in Alluring Tales: Hot Holiday Nights (2008)
• "Eve of Sin City" (2010)
• "Eve of Warfare" (2010) in The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance 2 (2010)
• "Lucien's Gamble" (2011) in Bad Boys Ahoy! (2006)
• "All Revved Up" (2011) in Wicked Reads (2011)
• "Razor's Edge" in The Promise of Love (2011)
• "Taking the Heat" in Men Out of Uniform (2011)
• "A Dark Kiss of Rapture" (2011)
• "Iron Hard" (2012) in Steamlust: Steampunk Erotic Romance (2011)
• "Black Magic Woman" (2013) in Spellbound
• "What Happened in Vegas" (2011) in Best Erotic Romance (2011)
• "Blood and Roses" in Guns and Roses (2012)
• "On Fire" in Hot in Handcuffs (2012)
• "Afterburn" (2013)
• "Aftershock" (2014)
• "Hard to Breathe" (2015) in Premiere

Series/Related Titles

Alluring Tales

• "A Familiar Kind of Magic" in Alluring Tales: Awaken the Fantasy (2007)
• "That Old Black Magic" in Alluring Tales: Hot Holiday Nights (2008)
• "Black Magic Woman" in Spellbound (2013)

Carnal Thirst

• Misled (2005)
• Kiss of the Night (2005)
• Declassified: Dark Kisses (2006)
• Carnal Thirst (2012)

Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin

• "Afterburn" (2013)
• "Aftershock" (2014)

Crossfire

• Bared to You (2012)
• Reflected in You (2012)
• Entwined with You (2013)
• Captivated by You (2014)
• One with You (2016)

Dream Guardians

• Pleasures of the Night (2007)
• Heat of the Night (2008)

Georgian Series

• Ask For It (2006)
• Passion for the Game (2007)
• A Passion for Him (2007)
• Don't Tempt Me (2008)

Marked Series (w/a S. J. Day)

• Eve of Darkness (2009)
• Eve of Destruction (2009)
• Eve of Chaos (2009)
• Eve of Sin City (2010)
• Eve of Warfare (2010) in The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance 2 (2010)

Renegade Angels

• A Dark Kiss of Rapture (2011)
• A Touch of Crimson (2011)
• A Caress of Wings (2012)
• A Hunger So Wild (2012)
• A Lush Kiss of Surrender
• A Taste of Seduction

Sapphire Series (w/a Livia Dare)

• In the Flesh (2009)

Non-Fiction

• Perfectly Plum: Unauthorized Essays on the Life, Loves and Other Disasters of Stephanie Plum, Trenton Bounty Hunter (2007)
• The Write Ingredients: Recipes from Your Favorite Authors (2007)
• Lustfully Ever After: Fairy Tale Erotic Romance (Foreword - 2011)
• Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey (2012)
• Story of O (Introduction - 2013)
• Writing New Adult Fiction (Foreword - 2014)

Media

In April 2013, HeroesAndHeartbreakers.com^[20] broke the news that Day's Crossfire series had been optioned for television adaptation. Lions Gate Entertainment secured the rights.^[21] Kevin Beggs, President of the Lionsgate Television Group, confirmed the acquisition on August 5, 2013 in a press release.^[22] Lionsgate TV Executive Vice President Chris Selak, who will oversee development for the studio, said, "The Crossfire series is an incredible property and it is a thrill to bring it to Lionsgate. Sylvia has created an enduring, sexy and edgy story, and we're looking forward to working with her to create a show that both excites and connects with audiences as her books have done."

References

External links

• Sylvia Day Official website
• Tor Books Press Release for Eve of Darkness
• Berkley Books Press Release for Bared to You
• Sylvia Day at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Sylvia Day's lifestyle magazine, Beyond Words