Bio
Sarina Bowen is a #1 Amazon bestselling author, a 24-time USA Today bestseller, and a Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary novels. Formerly a derivatives trader on Wall Street, Sarina graduated magna cum laude from Yale University with a BA in economics.
A New Englander whose Vermont ancestors cut timber and farmed the north country in the 1760s, Sarina is grateful for the invention of indoor plumbing and wi-fi during the intervening 250 years. She lives with her family on a few wooded acres in New Hampshire.
Sarina's books are published in more than 15 languages with twenty or so international publishers.
She is a sitting council member on the Authors Guild, with committee work in finance and advocacy.
Lists, Awards, Nominations, Kudos:
Latest
Amazon #1 Bestseller: The Five Year Lie
Amazon Charts Bestseller: The Five Year Lie
Amazon Best Books of 2024 So Far: The Five Year Lie
Elle Magazine Best Mystery and Thriller Books of 2024: The Five Year Lie
Translations licensed into a 15+ languages
Career Highlights
USA Today Bestsellers List (20+ titles)
Wall Street Journal Bestsellers List
Amazon Charts Bestseller
Publishers Weekly’s Apple Books bestseller’s list (20+ titles)
Amazon Top 100 (20+ titles)
New York Public Library’s Ten Best Books for adults 2023 list for The New Guy, Best Books for adults 2021 list for Roommate, and Best Books for adults 2022 for The Best Men, Best New Romance for adults for Shenanigans
Goodreads Choice Awards Semifinalist for The Accidentals and Him
Goodreads editors’ Best of The Month for Bittersweet
Amazon Editors’ Picks: Best Romance of the Year for Roommate. Best Thriller of the Year So Far for The Five Year Lie. Best Romance of the Month for Rookie Move, Hard Hitter & Roommate.
The 100 Best Romances at Audible list for Bittersweet
Apple “2022’s Top Selling Romance” for Shenanigans
Apple Best Books of 2020 (Australia) for Lies and Lullabies
Lit Hub’s 26 Romances for Valentines Day for Him
PopSugar’s Sexiest Books of All Time for Him
Barnes & Noble’s Five Favorite Indie Books for I’m Your Guy
Romance Writers of America RITA award for Him
LovelyBooks (Germany) Readers’ Choice nominations (multiple)
Critics Are Saying:
“Bowen thrills with this wicked blend of domestic suspense and gothic mystery...a twisty and atmospheric delight.”
“Lost love, revenge, deception, truth and murder all keep the wheels turning in this excellent thriller.”
“Deeply emotional, incredibly sexy.”
“I don’t gush about this series enough. Gush gush.”
“There’s so much more happening in this sprightly book.”
“This page-turner will have readers eagerly awaiting Bowen’s next book.”
“Bowen writes great dialogue and wonderfully realistic characters.”
“Engaging characters, a well-handled plot, and simmering sexual tension make this laughter-tinged second-chance-at-love romance a hot, lively read.”
“Hot enough to melt the ice of this romance’s hockey setting.”
34th Street and 7th Avenue
The New Guy was the face of Amazon’s Read with Pride promo in New York City, June 2023
#1 Bestseller
After months in the top 100 and 200, The Five Year Lie hits #1 in the store!