Phoebe Conn
New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty romance novels

Romance the way it used to be

Phoebe Conn

More than thirty novels of romance and adventure — from Viking longships and the old frontier to a far, strange future.

Bestselling author · 48 books · Writing since 1983

From the shelf

All of Phoebe’s books →
Cover of Murder on Stilettos by Phoebe Conn Joe Ezell Mysteries Murder on Stilettos 2018 · as P.J. Conn Cover of Murder on Ice by Phoebe Conn Joe Ezell Mysteries Murder on Ice 2017 · as P.J. Conn Cover of Cyborg Rising by Phoebe Conn Star Pilot Series Cyborg Rising 2015 Cover of Murder Me Twice by Phoebe Conn Joe Ezell Mysteries Murder Me Twice 2015 · as P.J. Conn Cover of Outlaw Rising by Phoebe Conn Star Pilot Series Outlaw Rising 2015 Cover of Starfire Rising by Phoebe Conn Star Pilot Series Starfire Rising 2015 Cover of Cornered by Phoebe Conn   Cornered 2014 Cover of Scarlet Destiny by Phoebe Conn Hearts of Liberty Scarlet Destiny 2014 Cover of Defiant Destiny by Phoebe Conn Hearts of Liberty Defiant Destiny 2013 Cover of Fierce Passion by Phoebe Conn Bullfighter's Daughter Fierce Passion 2013 Cover of Fierce Pride by Phoebe Conn Bullfighter's Daughter Fierce Pride 2013 Cover of Forbidden Destiny by Phoebe Conn Hearts of Liberty Forbidden Destiny 2013
48Books in print
5Kinds of romance
4Decades writing
1983First novel

Meet Phoebe

Her story →

Phoebe Conn credits a Ricardo Montalbán television spot — “romance the way it used to be” — with turning a schoolteacher on summer break into a novelist. She read her way through a library’s worth of paperbacks, outlined them to learn how they worked, and then wrote her own. More than thirty followed.

Her focus never changed: a hero and heroine complex and charming enough that their love story stays a favorite, whether the setting is historical, contemporary or futuristic. Read more about Phoebe →

For writers

Phoebe learned the craft by taking other people’s books apart to see how they held together. If you are learning yours, here are a few desks worth visiting — a place for structured editing that keeps your voice, and a handful of free tools for the parts of a draft that trip everyone up.

A real editor, one pass The editing desk A real editor, one pass Structora sharpens the structure of a draft and keeps the writer’s own voice — human editing for returning and ESL writers, never an essay mill. Test whether your idea holds Free writing tool Test whether your idea holds Every chapter, like every essay, turns on one clear claim. Paste a draft and see whether the central idea actually stands up. Read it back for clarity Free writing tool Read it back for clarity The sentences a reader stumbles over are rarely the ones you notice. A clarity pass flags them before anyone else does. Keep the voice your own Free writing tool Keep the voice your own Phoebe’s heroes and heroines only work because the voice is hers. Check a draft for the flat, borrowed patterns that sand a voice away.

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