Gwyneth Bolton was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. She currently lives in Syracuse, New York, with her husband, Cedric. When she was twelve years old, she became an avid reader of romance fiction by sneaking her mother's stash of Harlequin and Silhouette novels. In the 1990s, she was introduced to African American and multicultural romance novels and her life hasn't been the same since. She has a B.A. and an M.A. in English and creative writing and a Ph.D. in English and composition and rhetoric. She teaches classes in writing and women's studies at the college level. She has won several awards for her romance novels, including four Emma awards and the Romance in Color Reviewer's Choice award for new author of the year. When she is not teaching or working on her own African American romance novels, she is curled up with a cup of herbal tea, a warm quilt and a good book.