Shelley Shepard Gray writes Amish romances for Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster and contemporary women’s fiction for Blackstone Publishing. Her novels have been Holt Medallion winners and Inspirational Readers Choice and Carol finalists.
Shelley’s novels have appeared on both the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.

To date, Shelley has published over a hundred novels for a variety of publishers. Her novels have been highlighted in the Philadelphia Enquirer, Washington Post, Time Magazine, and USA Today. She has also been interviewed on NPR as well as numerous regional radio stations.

Before writing romances, Shelley lived in Texas and Colorado, where she taught school and earned both her bachelor’s degree in English literature and elementary education and later obtained her master’s degree in educational administration.

She now lives in Colorado Springs and writes full time. Shelley is married, the mother of two young adults, and is an active member of her church. Shelley is active on Facebook and Twitter.