Author Brenda Novak

Author Brenda Novak Bestselling Author. MEET ME IN ITALY is now available: www.brendanovak.com TOURIST SEASON releases on 4/2!

I'm a New York Times Bestselling Author writing small town contemporary romance and women’s fiction for Mira Books. Preorder here: https://brendanovak.com/books/tourist-season/

For more information about me or my books, please visit http://www.brendanovak.com, where you can sign up for my mailing list, enter my monthly drawings or contribute to my efforts to raise money for diabetes research. So

far, with the help of all those who have supported me, I've been able to raise $2.6 million for this cause. I have an online book group here on Facebook if you'd like to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/brendanovaksbookgroup/

The Facebook algorithm knows I love bears; it feeds me reels of bears getting into houses, garbage cans and backyards al...
09/11/2026

The Facebook algorithm knows I love bears; it feeds me reels of bears getting into houses, garbage cans and backyards all the time. So I had to laugh when Ted sent me this picture. He’s in Lake Tahoe with his college besties—they have an annual Tahoe get-together every September—and on his very first night, a bear opened his car door and ate whatever snacks he had in the center console. 😂 Fortunately, Mr. Bear was thoughtful enough not to tear up the leather while searching for food. And even more fortunately, he didn’t get the pumpkin chocolate-chip muffins (I'll put the recipe in the comments) I’d baked for the group because Ted had already carried them inside. 😂🐻

Aren’t these Santa Hat pillow covers adorable? You can get them in October’s Brenda Novak Book Box along with an autogra...
09/10/2026

Aren’t these Santa Hat pillow covers adorable? You can get them in October’s Brenda Novak Book Box along with an autographed copy of my new Christmas book, A HARD LUCK CHRISTMAS, and other fun treats. But we only have 13 left so act quickly: https://brendanovakstore.com/products/octbnbb

Ted usually gets better photos than I do, but I’m pretty proud of this sunset! It’s hard to say goodbye to Nassau. We ha...
09/09/2026

Ted usually gets better photos than I do, but I’m pretty proud of this sunset! It’s hard to say goodbye to Nassau. We had such a wonderful anniversary trip. Thanks so much to everyone who congratulated us and sent such sweet wishes. Now it’s time to head home, because another 2,000 copies of MEET ME IN ITALY are arriving this week, and I need to sign every one of them! This shipment will bring me to 14,000 signed copies so far—definitely a new record for me! 😳📚

Look who stopped by to say hello—literally! 😂 I was watching the dolphins push people across the lagoon when I was surpr...
09/07/2026

Look who stopped by to say hello—literally! 😂 I was watching the dolphins push people across the lagoon when I was surprised by my own Wild Kingdom encounter. Ha! My sister-in-law is so terrified of birds she would’ve screamed and run away. (I'm wearing a swimsuit because we were just about to go into the ocean.)

Ted and I are in the Bahamas celebrating our 42nd wedding anniversary! While raising five kids, we never seemed to have ...
09/06/2026

Ted and I are in the Bahamas celebrating our 42nd wedding anniversary! While raising five kids, we never seemed to have any money when our anniversary rolled around, so this year we decided to do it up right. LOL This is such a gorgeous place, and I can’t think of anyone I’d rather be here with. We’ve been together since I was 19 and he was 24. We’ve had our ups and downs, celebrated some great wins and cried over some painful defeats, but through it all, being together has made every day better. Forty-two years later, I’d still choose him. ❤️

We had a big surprise item for September’s Brenda Novak Book Box—an autographed copy of DAWN BEFORE DARKNESS by Liz Laza...
09/05/2026

We had a big surprise item for September’s Brenda Novak Book Box—an autographed copy of DAWN BEFORE DARKNESS by Liz Lazarus (so TWO autographed books this month)! One of the things I wish I could do more often is feature indie authors in my book group/book boxes. Because our monthly selections need to be widely available in bookstores and libraries, that's rarely possible, so we thought it might be fun to include a second book written by an indie author in just one box per year. I hope you enjoy trying new authors as much as I do and grab this box: https://brendanovakstore.com/products/septbnbb

This year's selection is DAWN BEFORE DARKNESS is a psychological thriller about a ruthless stalker, the failures of the legal system, and the unimaginable lengths a daughter must go to in order to protect her family.

We’ve been at Universal Studios celebrating my grandson’s birthday, and what a couple of days it's been! Megatron roaste...
09/03/2026

We’ve been at Universal Studios celebrating my grandson’s birthday, and what a couple of days it's been! Megatron roasted each of us before letting us take a picture (he was brutal—but hilarious!), the new Fast & Furious ride is easily the best roller coaster I’ve ever been on, we sampled just about every Butterbeer treat they make in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter...and then we nearly got eaten by a shark. 😉🦈

Happy release day to our September author, Hank Phillippi Ryan! She signed 1,000 copies of MOTHER DAUGHTER SISTER STRANG...
09/01/2026

Happy release day to our September author, Hank Phillippi Ryan! She signed 1,000 copies of MOTHER DAUGHTER SISTER STRANGER for September's Brenda Novak Book Box—order yours today: https://brendanovakstore.com/products/septbnbb You're not going to want to miss this twisty thriller about two sisters, one secret, and a race against time to find the explosive truth.

We have some exciting news in the Novak family! My youngest son and his fiancé are expecting! The baby is due on Decembe...
08/31/2026

We have some exciting news in the Novak family! My youngest son and his fiancé are expecting! The baby is due on December 27th, so we are going to get the best present we could ever ask for this Christmas. 😊

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