Julia Quinn

Julia Quinn, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, loves to debunk the myth that intelligent women don't read (or write) romance novels. In fact, she spectacularly shattered this myth in 2001 with her appearance on the game show "The Weakest Link," where she walked away with a $79,000 jackpot. While she admittedly lacked knowledge in baseball, country music, and stuffed animals, she proudly excelled in British literature, answered all history and geography questions correctly, and knew about a certain Da Vinci before the eponymous code. In 2010, she won her third RITA Award within four years and is one of only sixteen members of the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Her books have been translated into 29 languages, and she currently lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.