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Suzy K Quinn is a British bestselling author, writing chiefly in the romance genre. Originally writing as Susanna Quinn, she is both a published and self-published author, and wrote the bestselling Ivy Lessons series (romance) and the Bad Mother’s Diary series (romantic comedy).

She was offered a place at Cambridge University, which she turned down in favour of Nottingham University, where she studied Sociology.

Her first novels, the thrillers Glass Geishas and Show, Don’t Tell, were published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2011. Quinn worked as a hostess in Japan, as research for her first novel Glass Geishas. The novel, which has also been published in Russia, has had praise heaped upon it by a number of notable authors including Fay Weldon and Joanne Harris. Fay Weldon, author of over 30 novels, wrote: "I read Glass Geishas in one sitting, with a break for sleep. "This does not usually happen. It's a terrific read."

Quinn then wrote the Ivy Lessons, a Fifty Shades of Grey -inspired romance about a teacher and a student.

The Ivy Lessons, was rejected by Quinn’s publisher. She consequently self-published the series through Amazon KDP and went on to sell over half a million copies worldwide, becoming a bestseller in the USA, UK and Germany.

After having her second daughter, Quinn wrote the Bad Mother’s Diary, a romantic comedy about new motherhood and single motherhood. This book also became a bestseller.

She currently lives in Wivenhoe, Essex, with her husband and two daughters.

Works
Standalone Novels
 * Glass Geishas
 * Show, Don't Tell (2013)
 * I Take This Woman (2013)

Ivy Series
 * The Ivy Lessons
 * Where the Ivy Grows
 * Bound by Ivy
 * Ivy & Roses
 * The Blackwell Lessons
 * Mr Blackwell (novella)

Ice Series
 * Ice Seduction
 * Bed of Ice
 * Heart of Ice

Bad Mother Series
 * Bad Mother's Diary (2016)
 * Bad Mother's Detox (2017)
 * Bad Mother's Pregnancy (2017)