Bette Lee Crosby is the USA Today bestselling author of twenty-two novels, including The Twelfth Child and the Wyattsville series. She has been the recipient of the Reader's Favorite Gold Medal, Reviewer's Choice Award, FPA President's Book Award and International Book Award, among many others. Her 2016 novel, Baby Girl, was named Best Chick Lit of the Year by Huffington Post. Her 2018 novel The Summer of New Beginnings, took First Place in the Royal Palm Literary Award for Women's Fiction and was a runner-up for book of the year. Emily, Gone, her latest release, received three literary Gold Medals, and the Benjamin Franklin Award. Crosby, whose work focuses on heartwarming family fiction, credits her mom for giving her such a love of Southern storytelling. She laughingly admits to being a night owl and a workaholic, claiming that her guilty pleasure is late-night chats with fans and friends on Facebook.
