writer
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. She also writes under the pseudonyms S.J. Day and Livia Dare. She is a number one bestselling author in 29 countries.
Career
Day writes
genre fiction
Genre fiction, also known as popular fiction, is a term used in the book-trade for fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre, in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre.
A num ...
and literary commentary. She has also published under the pseudonyms S. J. Day and Livia Dare.
She is the co-founder of Passionate Ink, a special interest chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA), and served on RWA's Board of Directors from 2009-13. She was the 22nd President of RWA. Day presently serves on the Authors Guild Board of Directors.
She presents workshops for writing groups and has been a speaker at events such as the RT Booklovers Convention, Romance Writers of America's National Convention, and
Comic-Con
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.
In March 2013,
Harlequin Enterprises
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and Hearst Corporation announced the signing of Day to a seven-figure contract to write two
novellas
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to launch "''Cosmo'' Red Hot Reads from Harlequin," a new collaboration between the publisher and communications giant.
In June 2013,
Penguin USA
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agreed on an eight-figure deal for two more "Crossfire" books, with
Penguin UK
Penguin Books is a British publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year.Commonwealth rights for an additional seven-figures.
In January 2014, Macmillan's
St. Martin's Press
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announced a two-book, eight-figure agreement with Day for a new "Blacklist" series. Penguin UK acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the series for an additional seven-figures.
In April 2019,
Amazon Publishing
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Amazon publishes e-books via ...
announced a deal for a new novella from Day for seven figures.
Crossfire
Day's Crossfire series has 13 million English-language copies in print and international rights licensed in over 40 territories as of January 2014.
''
Bared to You
''Bared to You'' is a 2012 ''New York Times'' bestselling erotic new adult romance novel by veteran writer Sylvia Day, focusing on the complicated relationship between two twentysomething protagonists with equally abusive pasts. The novel was ...
'' was #62 on the
Amazon.com
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's list of top 10 best-selling books of 2012, #5 on iTunes' Top Ten Books of the Year, and #7 on Bookscan's Top 10 Print Book Sales of 2012 – Adult Fiction. ''Bared to You'' spent forty-five weeks on
The New York Times
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trade paperback bestseller list and sixty-seven weeks on the
USA Today
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bestseller list.
The Crossfire series was acquired by
Lionsgate Television
Lionsgate Television is the television division of Lionsgate, which is a Canadian–American entertainment company.
History
The company was established in July 1997 as Lions Gate Television, Inc. with the establishment of Lionsgate Films. It ...
Group for television adaptation, but Day declined a third renewal of the option and the rights have reverted to her.
''Beyond Words''
In September 2015, Day launched the digital lifestyle magazine ''Beyond Words'', which publishes daily articles covering travel, entertainment, style, wellness, and philanthropy.
Honors
Day has been honored with the ''Romantic Times'' Reviewers' Choice Award, the EPPIE Award, the National Readers' Choice Award, and several nominations for
Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America (RWA) is an American non-profit writers' association founded in 1980. Its mission is to "advance the professional and common business interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy and by incr ...
's RITA Award.
* 2007 RITA Award nominee ("Her Mad Grace")
* 2007 ''Romantic Times Magazine'' Reviewers' Choice Award nominee (''Passion for the Game'')
* 2008 RITA Award nominee ("Mischief and the Marquess")
* 2008 ''Romantic Times Magazine'' Reviewers' Choice Award Winner (''Don't Tempt Me'')
* 2008 National Readers' Choice Award Winner (''Heat of the Night'')
* 2009 ''Romantic Times Magazine'' Reviewers' Choice Award Nominee (''In the Flesh'')
* 2009 National Readers Choice Award Winner (''In the Flesh'')
* 2010 Readers' Crown Award Winner (''In the Flesh'' and ''Eve of Darkness'')
* 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Romance Nominee (''Bared to You'')
* 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Goodreads Author Nominee
* 2012 Amazon's Best Books of the Year in Romance editors' selection (''Bared to You'')
* 2013 Goodreads Choice Award Best Romance Nominee (''Entwined with You'')
* 2014 Amazon's Best Books of the Year in Romance editors' selection (''The Stranger I Married'')
* 2015 Goodreads Choice Award Best Romance Nominee (''Captivated by You'')
Bibliography
Novels
* ''Bad Boys Ahoy!'' (2006)
* ''Ask For It'' (2006)
* ''The Stranger I Married ''(2007)
* ''Eve of Darkness'' (2009)
* ''Eve of Destruction'' (2009)
* ''Eve of Chaos'' (2009)
* ''In the Flesh'' (2009)
* ''Pride and Pleasure'' (2011)
* ''Seven Years to Sin'' (2011)
* ''A Touch of Crimson'' (2011)
* ''Bared to You'' (2012)
* ''A Hunger So Wild'' (2012)
* ''Reflected in You'' (2012)
* ''Entwined with You'' (2013)
* ''Spellbound'' (2013)
* ''Captivated by You'' (2014)
* ''One with You'' (2016)
* ''So Close'' (2023)
Novellas
* "Magic Fingers" in ''Wicked Words: Sex on Holiday'' (2005) and ''Black Lace Quickies 7'' (2007) and ''Wicked'' (2012)
* "Catching Caroline" (2005)
* "Misled" (2005)
* "Kiss of the Night" (2005)
* "Snaring The Huntress" (2005)
* "Wish List" (2005) in ''White Hot Holidays, Vol. II'' (2006)
* "Treasure Hunters" in ''Ellora's Cavemen: Dreams of the Oasis II'' (2006)
* "A Familiar Kind of Magic" in ''Alluring Tales: Awaken the Fantasy'' (2007)
* "Salacious Robinson" in ''Got a Minute?'' (2007)
* "Magic and Mayhem" (2007)
* "Mischief and the Marquess" in ''Perfect Kisses'' (2007)
* "That Old Black Magic" in ''Alluring Tales: Hot Holiday Nights'' (2008)
* "Eve of Sin City" (2010)
* "Eve of Warfare" (2010) in ''The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance 2'' (2010)
* "Lucien's Gamble" (2011) in ''Bad Boys Ahoy!'' (2006)
* "All Revved Up" (2011) in ''Wicked Reads'' (2011)
* "Razor's Edge" in ''The Promise of Love'' (2011)
* "Taking the Heat" in ''Men Out of Uniform'' (2011)
* "A Dark Kiss of Rapture" (2011)
* "Iron Hard" (2012) in ''Steamlust: Steampunk Erotic Romance'' (2011)
* "Black Magic Woman" (2013) in ''Spellbound''
* "What Happened in Vegas" (2011) in ''Best Erotic Romance'' (2011)
* "Blood and Roses" in ''Guns and Roses'' (2012)
* "On Fire" in ''Hot in Handcuffs'' (2012)
* "Afterburn" (2013)
* "Aftershock" (2014)
* "Hard to Breathe" (2015) in ''Premiere''
* "Butterfly in Frost" (2019)
* "On Carnegie Lane" (2023) in ''Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering''
Series/Related Titles
Alluring Tales
* "A Familiar Kind of Magic" in ''Alluring Tales: Awaken the Fantasy'' (2007)
* "That Old Black Magic" in ''Alluring Tales: Hot Holiday Nights'' (2008)
* "Black Magic Woman" in ''Spellbound'' (2013)
Carnal Thirst
* ''Misled'' (2005)
* ''Kiss of the Night'' (2005)
* ''Declassified: Dark Kisses'' (2006)
* ''Carnal Thirst'' (2012)
''Cosmo'' Red Hot Reads from Harlequin
* "Afterburn" (2013)
* "Aftershock" (2014)
Crossfire
* ''
Bared to You
''Bared to You'' is a 2012 ''New York Times'' bestselling erotic new adult romance novel by veteran writer Sylvia Day, focusing on the complicated relationship between two twentysomething protagonists with equally abusive pasts. The novel was ...
'' (2012)
* ''Reflected in You'' (2012)
* ''Entwined with You'' (2013)
* ''Captivated by You'' (2014)
* ''One with You'' (2016)
Dream Guardians
* ''Pleasures of the Night'' (2007)
* ''Heat of the Night'' (2008)
Georgian Series
* ''Ask For It'' (2006)
* ''Passion for the Game'' (2007)
* ''A Passion for Him'' (2007)
* ''Don't Tempt Me'' (2008)
Marked Series (w/a S. J. Day)
* ''Eve of Darkness'' (2009)
* ''Eve of Destruction'' (2009)
* ''Eve of Chaos'' (2009)
* ''Eve of Sin City'' (2010)
* ''Eve of Warfare'' (2010) in ''The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance 2'' (2010)
Renegade Angels
* ''A Dark Kiss of Rapture'' (2011)
* ''A Touch of Crimson'' (2011)
* ''A Caress of Wings'' (2012)
* ''A Hunger So Wild'' (2012)
* ''A Lush Kiss of Surrender''
* ''A Taste of Seduction''
Blacklist
* ''So Close'' (2023)
Non-Fiction
* ''Perfectly Plum: Unauthorized Essays on the Life, Loves and Other Disasters of Stephanie Plum, Trenton Bounty Hunter'' (2007)
* ''The Write Ingredients: Recipes from Your Favorite Authors'' (2007)
* ''Lustfully Ever After: Fairy Tale Erotic Romance'' (Foreword - 2011)
* ''Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey'' (2012)
* '' Story of O'' (Introduction - 2013)
* ''Writing New Adult Fiction'' (Foreword - 2014)
Media
In April 2013, HeroesAndHeartbreakers.com broke the news that Day's Crossfire series had been
optioned
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for television adaptation. Lions Gate Entertainment secured the rights. Kevin Beggs, President of the
Lionsgate Television
Lionsgate Television is the television division of Lionsgate, which is a Canadian–American entertainment company.
History
The company was established in July 1997 as Lions Gate Television, Inc. with the establishment of Lionsgate Films. It ...
Group, confirmed the acquisition on August 5, 2013 in a press release. Lionsgate TV Executive Vice President Chris Selak, who was to oversee development for the studio, said, "The Crossfire series is an incredible property and it is a thrill to bring it to Lionsgate. Sylvia has created an enduring, sexy and edgy story, and we're looking forward to working with her to create a show that both excites and connects with audiences as her books have done." However, Day declined a third renewal of the option and the rights have reverted to her.
In June 2017, startupstreaming
entertainment
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company Passionflix began
production
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Principal photography
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concluded on July 29, 2017. The film debuted in November 2017.
''Beyond Words: Sylvia Day'', a documentary covering the world tour supporting the release of Day’s ''One with You'', was released on October 9, 2018.