Kristen Ashley (born Kristen A L Moutaw; April 8, 1968) is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 100 books in 14 languages, with over three million copies sold.
Career
Ashley began writing books while working in the medical field at the Rocky Mountain MS Center, the Colorado Neurological Institute, and at The Pituitary Foundation in Bristol, England. She has authored 100 romance novels.
In 2013, Ashley signed her first traditional publishing contract, with Grand Central Publishing's Forever line.
Passionflix purchased the film rights to several of Ashley's novels.
As of 2019, Ashley had published more than 60 novels, which have been translated into 14 languages and sold a combined three million copies.[
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Reception
Her novel, Raid, was on the USA Today bestseller list. Own the Wind placed on the New York Times bestseller list.
Writing
As influences, Ashley cites Janet Evanovich, Judith McNaught, J. K. Rowling, and Carl Hiaasen.
Ashley struggled with sleep due to an active mind, which she turned to creating stories that she continued developing over time. Her heroes are often with the heroine bringing a strong character to match them.[ Family, friends, and music are recurring thematic elements.][
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