Adriana Herrera is a renowned bestselling romance author, who has also been classified as an own voices author. She was born and raised in the Dominican Republic but has spent the last decade and a half traveling the world for her career. Herrera has a passion for writing narratives of people who share similar backgrounds and experiences with her, a genre that has been coined as “Own Voice.” When she is not writing her novels, she enjoys planning complex vacations for her family and finding discount tickets for Broadway shows.
Herrera has been a social worker in New York City for several years, working with survivors of sexual and domestic violence. She made her debut as an author in 2019 with the novel "American Dreamer," which is the first in the four-part "Dreamer" series. The novel was a huge success, earning a spot on NBC's "Hot Beach Reads," "NPR," and "Entertainment Weekly." Herrera's writing has also been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine.
In addition to being a bestselling author, Herrera has also received the Audie award. She has a love for writing stories about people who look and sound like her and her community, and she is committed to providing them with unapologetic happy endings. When she's not writing or working, Herrera enjoys finding deals on Broadway tickets and planning logistically complex vacations with her family.