Christina Lauren | |
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Occupation | Authors |
Period | 2009–present |
Genre | |
Notable works | Beautiful Bastard series, Wild Seasons series |
Website | |
christinalaurenbooks |
Christina Lauren, the combined pen name of Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, is an American author duo of contemporary fiction, teen fiction and romance novels.
The pair met in 2009 while writing fanfiction online, and, in 2010, became co-authors, signing agent Holly Root from the Waxman-Leavell Literary Agency in 2011.[1] In 2017, Holly Root founded Root Literary.[2]
Author of nineteen New York Times Bestselling novels, their work is currently translated in over 30 languages.[3]
Together, they present workshops and have been speakers at events such as RT Booklovers Convention, Book Expo of America (BEA), and Romance Writers of America (RWA), and are frequent guests at San Diego Comic-Con International.[4][5][6]
In 2013, Beautiful Bastard was optioned by Constantin Film for a film adaptation.[7] The rights later reverted to the authors.[8]
The second series by the authors debuted in 2014. The first novel of the series, Sweet Filthy Boy, earned the Romantic Times Book of the Year award for 2014.[9] The series centers on a group of friends following graduation from college. Lauren has been praised for writing delectable heroes and strong-willed heroines to match.[10] Like books in the Beautiful series, all of the Wild Seasons books to date have hit the New York Times list.[3]
Andy Fickman will direct and produce the music-driven romantic comedy "Roomies" with Jenna Dewan via her company, Everheart Productions. Christina Lauren will write the screenplay.[11]
The Unhoneymooners spent 14 weeks on the NYT Bestseller List. In 2021 Deadline announced that BCDF had optioned it for film. Joseph Muszynski adapted the novel and BCDF Pictures' Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady are producing with Kelsey Law.[12]