My Story

Author Sydney J. BailyHm, tell my own story? What’s to tell? I’m just a late-blooming word lover. I wrote my first romance novel when I was 17 years old, and it was rejected by my 18th birthday. Deservedly so, I might add! I went to college (earning history and English lit degrees, as well as being inducted into the alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa) and then to grad school for a master’s in English lit. I worked in publishing for my whole life in book production and as an editor. I’m now a full-time writer and a USA Today bestselling author, and I couldn’t be happier.

To date, I’ve written a number of novels set in Victorian England (Beastly Lords and Rare Confectionery series), the Regency period (Rakes on the Run series), a Georgian, a medieval, and in Victorian America (Defiant Hearts series). Basically, if it’s historical romance, I’m writing it!

On a personal note, I enjoy making desserts (and eating them). Here is a fun and charming site about English food and old recipes. I like red wine because white makes me tired and sometimes weepy. I love chocolate, cats, and dogs (in varying order depending on my mood), and I will happily eat Maltesers at any time of day. I was born and raised in California but have lived on the East Coast for decades. I love to hear from readers. Drop me a line any time at [email protected].

Here’s a short video (a few years old) about me and my writing (click the arrow to play) created by REX Video Productions:

 

Sydney and PerryCheers,

Sydney & Perry, the Wonder Dog

(My beloved Perry passed from cancer on Nov. 14, 2020, but I don’t have the heart to remove his photo. He is still with me every day in spirit, and my love for him remains as strong as ever.)