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  • Comment: Co-written with Penelope Ward can be its own grouping AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:08, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
  • Comment: Please remove the "award-winning" "best-seller" peacock verbiage in the lead sentence. The biography needs to describe what books she wrote. The book listings should be combined with the Bibliography. Goodreads is not a reliable source and its Awards are not notable (Audie Award is okay). Needs more information on Keeland's biography and career from independent news sources. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:05, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Vi Keeland is an American author associated with Montlake Romance[1]. Her books have become best-sellers on New York Times and USA Today listings,[2] have been translated worldwide,[3][4] and have appeared on the German[5], Brazilian, [6]and US bestseller lists. [7] Fourteen of her novels have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, and Bossman placed at #1 on both The New York Times[8] and Wall Street Journal[9] bestseller lists. Her short story, Dry Spell, was turned into a short movie by Passionflix.[10].

Writing career

In January 2013, Keeland published her first novel First Thing I See. Though she never intended on publishing it, she was inspired to take a chance after being displaced from her home due to damage from Hurricane Sandy[11] In April, she published Belong to You, a contemporary romance novel in her Cole series about a dumped fiancée named Sydney who goes on her honeymoon, and has a fling with Jack. Courtney P. of the blog Optimistic Mommy likened the book to Fifty Shades of Grey.[12] The book entered the USA Today bestsellers list on July 18, 2013.[13] In June, she published a follow-up novel Made for You.[14]

Her MMA Fighter series features standalone stories of relationships between women and male MMA fighters. She published Worth the Fight on September 29, 2013, about a female attorney who meets and falls in love with an MMA fighter.[15] It made the USA Today [16] and The New York Times bestsellers list.[17] Her second book, Worth the Chance, published in February 17, 2014, involves a journalist intern who has to interview an MMA fighter whom she had a relationship with back in high school.[18] Worth the Chance made the USA Today bestsellers list.[19] The third book, Worth Forgiving, published in August 20, 2014, involves a woman who owns a chain of MMA gyms falling for one of the fighters there. It too reached the USA Today bestsellers list.[20]

In January 2016 she published The Baller, a book about a football player and a woman journalist who interviews him. The Baller debuted at #3 on The New York Times[21] and the Wall Street Journal bestseller lists[22]. It also spent four weeks on the USA Today bestseller list[23]. In 2016 Keeland published Bossman, a book about a boss who falls for one of his employees. The book debuted at #1 on The New York Times[24] and the Wall Street Journal[25] bestseller lists and spent 6 weeks on the USA Today bestseller list[26].

Other standalone novels include Throb (2015)[27], Beat (2015)[28], Left Behind (2014)[29], Egomaniac (2017), [30][31], Beautiful Mistake (2017),[32] Sex, Not Love (2018),[33][34] The Naked Truth (2018),[35] and We Shouldn't (2019)[36].

Keeland has been collaborating with Penelope Ward on a number of standalone contemporary romance novels. Cocky Bastard (2015), was about a cross-country driver who gets in a romance with a guy who fixed her flat tire. The book was listed on USA Today and New York Times best-sellers.[37][38] The title of the book started a trend among romance novelists to include the word "cocky" in their titles.[39] They also wrote Stuck-Up Suit (2016),[40] Playboy Pilot (2016),[41][42] Mister Moneybags (2017), [43][44] British Bedmate (2017),[45] Hate Notes (2018), Rebel Heir (2018), [46][47] and Rebel Heart (2018).[48][49]

Her short story, Dry Spell, was published on September 28, 2018, and was adapted into a short film directed by Traci Hays, released on Passionflix.[10]

Personal life and Career

Keeland is married to a man whom she has known since they were in grade school. They have three children and live in Long Island.[50] Before writing, Vi Keeland was an attorney and specialized in the area of tax law.[11]

Accolades

Year Award Book Category Result Reference
2017 Audie Awards The Baller Erotica Nominated [51]
2017 Australian Romance Readers Awards Egomaniac Erotic Romance Won [52]
2016 Goodreads Choice Awards Stuck-Up Suit Romance Nominated [53]
2017 Goodreads Choice Awards Egomaniac Romance Nominated [54]
2018 Goodreads Choice Awards Sex, Not Love Romance Nominated [55]

Amazon Annual Top Sellers Stuck-Up Suit(#53)[56] Bossman(#59)[57] Hate Notes(#37)[58]

Amazon Most Unputdownable Book of the Year Hate Notes(#1)[59]

Works

Novels

  • First Thing I See (2013)
  • Belong to You (2013) – Cole series #1
  • Made for You (2013) – Cole series #2
  • Worth the Fight (2013)* – MMA fighter series #1
  • Worth the Chance (2014) – MMA fighter series #2
  • Worth Forgiving (2014) – MMA fighter series #3
  • Left Behind with Dylan Scott (2014)
  • Throb (2015) – Life on stage series #1
  • Beat (2015) – Life on stage series #2
  • The Baller (2016)*
  • Bossman (2016)*
  • Egomaniac (2017)*
  • Beautiful Mistake (Diversion Books, 2017)
  • Sex,Not Love (2018)*
  • The Naked Truth (2018)*
  • Hate Notes (2018)
  • We Shouldn't (2019)*

Novels co-written with Penelope Ward

  • Cocky Bastard (2015)*
  • Stuck-Up Suit (2016)*
  • Playboy Pilot (2016)*
  • Mister Moneybags (2017)*
  • Hate Notes (2018)
  • British Bedmate (2018)
  • Rebel Heir (2018)*
  • Rebel Heart (2018)*
*denotes New York Times Bestsellers

Other works

  • Dry Spell (2018) – short story

References

  1. ^ https://ew.com/books/2019/07/18/vi-keeland-penelope-ward-talk-the-inherent-sexiness-letter-writing-reveal-dirty-letters-cover/
  2. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Hate Notes by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. Montlake Romance, $12.95 trade paper (338p) ISBN 978-1-5039-0448-4". PublishersWeekly.com.
  3. ^ "Foreign". Vi Keeland.
  4. ^ https://hu.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lomgy%C3%A1r_Kiad%C3%B3
  5. ^ "One More Kiss". www.luebbe.de.
  6. ^ PublishNews. "Lista de Mais Vendidos de Ficção de 13/10/2014 a 19/10/2014". PublishNews.
  7. ^ "E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - August 7, 2016 - The New York Times" – via NYTimes.com.
  8. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/e-book-fiction/2016/08/07
  9. ^ "Publishers Marketplace: Log In". www.publishersmarketplace.com.
  10. ^ a b "Passionflix". www.passionflix.com.
  11. ^ a b https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/68468-bestselling-indie-authors-team-up-for-risky-romance.html
  12. ^ P, Courtney (4 April 2013). "Belong to You by Vi Keeland Book Review". optimisticmommy.com.
  13. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA Today.
  14. ^ Keeland, Vi (13 September 2016). "Made for You". EverAfter Romance – via Google Books.
  15. ^ "REVIEW – Worth the Fight by Vi Keeland". prisonersofprint.com. 21 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY.
  17. ^ "E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - October 27, 2013 - The New York Times". The New York Times.
  18. ^ Jilly (18 February 2014). "Worth the Chance by Vi Keeland…Review & Tour". Read-Love-Blog.
  19. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA Today.
  20. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY.
  21. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/02/07/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/?action=click&contentCollection=Books&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fsubscription&region=Header&module=ArrowNav&version=Right&pgtype=Reference&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&gwh=7E17F5491D60098AC17D3F10D7E289A2&gwt=pay
  22. ^ https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/cgi-bin/isbnHistory.pl?isbn=9781942215356
  23. ^ https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/best-selling/week/2016/4/
  24. ^ http://browerliterary.com/authors/vi-keeland/
  25. ^ https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/cgi-bin/isbnHistory.pl?isbn=9781942215462
  26. ^ https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/best-selling/week/2016/30/
  27. ^ https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/best-selling/week/2015/6/page/12/
  28. ^ https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/best-selling/week/2015/26/page/7/
  29. ^ https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/left-behind-vi-keeland/1120558768
  30. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - February 5, 2017 - The New York Times" – via NYTimes.com.
  31. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA Today.
  32. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY.
  33. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY.
  34. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - February 4, 2018 - The New York Times" – via NYTimes.com.
  35. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - August 12, 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times.
  36. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - February 10, 2019 - The New York Times". The New York Times.
  37. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY.
  38. ^ "E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - September 13, 2015 - The New York Times". The New York Times.
  39. ^ Grady, Constance (15 May 2018). "How an author trademarking the word "cocky" turned the romance novel industry inside out". Vox.
  40. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - May 1, 2016 - The New York Times". The New York Times.
  41. ^ "E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - October 9, 2016 - The New York Times" – via NYTimes.com.
  42. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY.
  43. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - April 30, 2017 - The New York Times" – via NYTimes.com.
  44. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY.
  45. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY.
  46. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - April 29, 2018 - The New York Times" – via NYTimes.com.
  47. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY.
  48. ^ "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY.
  49. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - June 10, 2018 - The New York Times" – via NYTimes.com.
  50. ^ "Vi Keeland – Audio Books, Best Sellers, Author Bio - Audible.com" – via www.audible.com.
  51. ^ "2017 Audie Awards® - APA". www.audiopub.org.
  52. ^ arrawebmaster (14 March 2018). "2017 ARR Awards: finalists announced". wordpress.com.
  53. ^ "Goodreads 2016 Choice Awards - Page 3". List Challenges.
  54. ^ "2017 Goodreads Choice Awards – List 1 - The Seattle Public Library". BiblioCommons.
  55. ^ "Goodreads Choice Awards 2018 Semifinals - Page 3". List Challenges.
  56. ^ "Amazon.com Best Sellers of 2016 in Kindle eBooks". www.amazon.com.
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  58. ^ "Amazon.com Best Sellers of 2018 in Kindle eBooks". www.amazon.com.
  59. ^ "Amazon.com: This Year in Books 2018: Kindle Store". www.amazon.com.
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