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Rebecca is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Dark Protector series (Kensington Publishing), Maverick Montana series (Entangled), and the Sin Brothers series (Grand Central Publishing). She attended Pepperdine University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a Political Science emphasis. While there she worked as the Editor-in-Chief of The Graphic newspaper, a member of the Pi Phi|Pi Phi Sorority and was an intern for former President Reagan.

After college, Rebecca worked as an art curator and a Senate aide before heading to law school, where she received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho.

Rebecca lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, children and extended family.

Background
Rebecca Zanetti is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling American author of contemporary and paranormal romance.

Zanetti wrote her first story when she was six – a romance between a princess and neighboring prince. The princess fell out of her castle and the prince rescued her. A happily ever after was had by all.

This theme of romance has been carried through Rebecca’s works until present time. While today’s heroine may have a medical degree, black belt in Karate and her own 401K, she’s still after that happy ending. And today’s prince may have fangs and wear a black hat, but hey, a modern princess likes a guy who bites.

She married in the middle of her second year of law school and became pregnant with their first child during the third year. She graduated law school, gave birth three weeks later, and took the Bar Exam three weeks later. She worked for a large firm, then a small firm, then the county while also teaching legal classes at her local community college. Now she writes romances about vampires, cowboys, and soldiers.

Zanetti is a member of Novelist's Inc. (NINC) and the International Thriller Writer's organization. She is a former member of the Idaho State Bar Association, Board member of Wisdomworks, Board member of CASA, and Board Member of the Women's Center.

Early career
Right out of college, Zanetti worked for Pepperdine University, establishing a program for students in Washington DC. Then she fell into a position as an art curator for a private art collector and toured for two years with the collection.

After art, Zanetti turned to politics, working as a State Aide for Idaho Senator Dirk Kempthorne. After two years, Zanetti decided to attend law school, and she made the Dean’s list every semester, even while planning a wedding and getting married during her second year, then becoming pregnant her third year. She graduated law school, gave birth to their son three weeks later, and then took the bar exam three weeks after that.

All she can remember about the bar exam was that it was so quiet, she considered taking a nap. But she passed the bar and began working for a large firm in the NW, mainly concentrating on property disputes. She then moved to a small firm and also worked as a hearing examiner for Kootenai County.

Zanetti transitioned into working as a college professor at a local community college until her writing career required more traveling than before, at which time she became a full time author.

Writing career
Zanetti became snowed in during a blizzard and sat down to write her first book, finishing in January of 2009. She then studied craft and writing, finishing two more books and then began the submittal process. In December of 2009, she signed with Caitlin Blasdell of Liza Dawson Associates who sold her first three books to Kensington Brava.

The series became known as the Dark Protectors. Her first book, FATED, a dark paranormal, debuted in March of 2011, the same time that Borders filed for bankruptcy. The series, intense in world building and characterization, continued on with eKensington, and PROVOKED (Book 5) was the first of Zanetti’s books to hit the USA Today Bestseller List. Subsequent books, SHADOWED, TAMED (novella), and MARKED also hit the list, with MARKED making the New York Times Bestseller list.

The eKensington books were all later included in the Lyrical Press-Books-A-Million High Notes program Kensington Signs Exclusive to Sell Ebook Imprint Titles in Print at Books-A-Million, press release, August 19, 2014., creating trade paperbacks to be sold exclusively at BAM for three months before other retailers. The Dark Protectors concluded with MARKED as the final book in the series. There were seven full novels and three novellas: Fated, Claimed, Tempted, Hunted, Consumed, Provoked, Twisted, Shadowed, Tamed, and Marked.

While in the middle of the Dark Protector Books, Zanetti wrote a romantic suspense novel called FORGOTTEN SINS. Her agent took the book out on proposal, received several offers, and took the book to auction in 2013. Grand Central Forever prevailed at the auction, and Zanetti signed a four-book contract for the Sin Brothers Series in a mass market print contact. FORGOTTEN SINS, SWEET REVENGE, and BLIND FAITH, were all Top Pick Reviews at RT Book Reviews, with BLIND FAITH hitting the USA Today bestseller list. TOTAL SURRENDER, the fourth and final book, will be released on March 31, 2015.

Also in 2013, Zanetti signed a four book deal with the up and coming publisher, Entangled, for its Brazen Line, featuring sexy cowboys in small Montana town. The first three category books, AGAINST THE WALL, UNDER THE COVERS, and RISING ASSETS were successful digitally, with RISING ASSETS to be the first of Rebecca’s books to hit the New York Times bestseller list. The fourth book, OVER THE TOP, will release in July of 2015.

In 2014, Zanetti signed two new contracts with Kensington Publishing. The first, a four book Dark Protector spinoff called the Realm Enforcers, will be digital first. WICKED RIDE will release on June 23, 2015, and WICKED EDGE will release in November of 2015. The series features the Dunne enforcers from Ireland, and many familiar Dark Protectors will make appearances. The other contract was for a three book deal called the SCORPIUS SYNDROME to the Kensington Zebra mass market imprint. The Publisher’s Marketplace announcement read as follows:

NYT bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti's THE SCORPIUS SYNDROME, a series set in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles where the good guys are a coalition of former gang bangers and wounded soldiers, the bad guys are serial killers and worse, and love can be as dark and hopeful as the times, to Alicia Condon at Zebra, in a three-book deal, for publication in Winter 2016, by Caitlin Blasdell at Liza Dawson Associates. SCORPIUS RISING, a prequel novella, will be released in August of 2015 in the ON THE HUNT anthology also featuring Alexandra Ivy, Dianne Duvall, and Hannah Jayne. The first book, MERCURY STRIKING, will be released in February of 2016. Jody Hotchkiss of Hotchkiss and Associates represents the SCORPIUS SYNDROME for film and television rights.

Zanetti is also part of the 1001 Dark Nights coalition, with TEASED, A Dark Protector’s novella, being released on December 8, 2015.

Zanetti gives workshops all over the country to different writer groups, including: Ten Craft Mistakes all Writers Make; Subtext and Plot Twists; Public Speaking for Writers; How to Write a Book in 30 Days; Tips, Tricks, and Cautions for Writing Fast; The Serial Killer Next Door; Dean Winchester—the Perfect Anti-Hero; How to Interest an Agent or Editor; Dead, Soft, or Rearing up to Bite...the Paranormal market; A Smart Girl’s Guide to Alpha Males; Heroes, Anti-Heroes, and Villains; and Genre Jumping—How to Do it Right.

Personal life
Zanetti is married and lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and children.

Reception

 * Rising Assets and Marked have hit the New York Times Bestseller list.
 * Blind Faith, Provoked, Shadowed, Tamed, Rising Assets, and Marked have hit the USA Today Bestseller list.
 * Forgotten Sins, Sweet Revenge, Blind Faith, and Marked have all been 4.5 stars, Top Picks from RT Book Reviews.

Awards

 * Marked is a 2015 Daphne Du Maurier Awards finalist.
 * Rising Assets is a 2015 Holt Medallion Finalist
 * Blind Faith is a finalist in the Prism and the Bookseller's Best.
 * Forgotten Sins has been nominated for a 2014 RT Reviewer’s Best Choice Award for the Paranormal Romantic Suspense Category.
 * Under the Covers and Shadowed are 2014 Daphne Du Maurier Awards finalists.

The Dark Protectors

 * Fated
 * Claimed
 * Tempted (novella)
 * Hunted
 * Consumed
 * Provoked
 * Twisted (novella)
 * Shadowed
 * Tamed (novella)
 * Marked
 * Teased (novella in 1001 Dark Nights, December 15, 2015)

Maverick Montana Series

 * Against the Wall
 * Under the Covers
 * Rising Assets
 * Over the Top

Sin Brothers Series

 * Forgotten Sins
 * Sweet Revenge
 * Blind Faith
 * Total Surrender

Realm Enforcer Series

 * Wicked Ride (June 2015 )
 * Wicked Edge
 * Book 3
 * Book 4

Scorpius Syndrome Series

 * Scorpius Rising (ON THE HUNT Anthology)
 * Mercury Striking (January 2016 )
 * Book 2
 * Book 3

Reviews

 * Jessie Potts, Special for USA Today. Must-read Romances. usatoday.com December 24, 2014.

Interviews

 * USA Today. Author inspirations: A persistent vampire, Ocean's Eleven, and Pretty Woman. usatoday.com. December 24, 2014.


 * Estep, Jennifer. Q&A with Rebecca Zanetti.. www.jenniferestep.com. December 15, 2014.

Representation

 * Caitlin Blasdell at Liza Dawson Associates for literary rights.
 * Jody Hotchkiss at Hotchkiss and Associates for film/tv rights.