Author Brooke Campbell | Virginia

May 31

May 31 Brooke Campbell

Author biography

I am a lifelong avid reader with varied tastes. I grew up on a farm in rural Virginia and at an early age, I cut my reading teeth on animal stories like The Black Stallion, The Call of the Wild, and James Herriot’s series depicting his life’s work as a Yorkshire veterinarian. In my teens, I read my way through the works of Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters, Little Women, and countless well-worn historical romance paperbacks my Grandma Campbell passed along to me in boxes. I had no access to lgbtq+ writings until I was in my late twenties, and I really had to go looking for them. Today, thankfully, our stories are easier to find.

Though I started out crafting stories featuring the adventures of Rin Tin Tin and Secretariat in elementary school, today I primarily write lesbian paranormal romance. (I believe my writing has grown a bit since those first forays. I sincerely hope you would agree.) Thanks to life, well, happening, I have a colorful array of experiences which feed my creativity. My first book, The Warrior Within, wrote itself in a month. Really– check out my website www.brookecampbellwrites.com and read the blog "How Listening to Muses Wrote My Book" sometime. I have a lot more stories in mind and stay busy writing them.

In addition to writing, I love to bake—breads and cakey sweets mostly. Since COVID-19 entered the picture, I have been slightly obsessed with all things sourdough. I gotta tell ya, if you haven’t had a flaky, mile-high sourdough biscuit, you haven’t lived. My protagonist Libby bakes a mean Snickerdoodle Muffin. If you want her recipe, it’s in my blog, too. Naturally, I use sourdough in mine. But you can do what Libby does and use sour cream or yogurt instead.

I am blissfully and gratefully married to a fabulous woman who keeps me laughing. We share space with two very different rescued felines. Josephine March is a passionate tuxedo. (She was born in March so…) Emily Stoner is a crazy calico. Which, if you know calicos, you already know that’s kind of redundant. As to her name, let’s just say it’s a long story.

Hope you enjoy my books. If you can take the time to review them on Amazon or Bookbub, I’d really appreciate knowing what you think. Keep an eye on my website, too, for book signings and conferences I’ll be attending. I’d love to meet you! Happy reading!