Eileen Wilks

Eileen Wilks is a successful American author, well-known for her work in contemporary romance, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy genres. She is the writer of the popular World of the Lupi series. As a reader, Wilks had a preference for science fiction, which is what she initially started writing. However, she found that her stories had a strong romantic undertone, which led her to explore the romance genre. Although she didn't think romance was her thing, she decided to give it a try and quickly fell in love with it.

Wilks was born in Monahans, Texas, and spent three years of her teenage life living in Midland, Texas. She later lived in Canada, Venezuela, and twelve other U.S. cities before eventually settling back in Midland. Her writing career took off when her first book, a Silhouette Desire published in 1996, became a USA Today Bestseller and was nominated for Romantic Times' Best First Short Contemporary award. Since then, her books have consistently appeared on national bestseller lists, earning her three Rita Award nominations and several Romantic Times nominations, including one for Career Achievement in Series Romantic Suspense.

Each book in Wilks' World of the Lupi series has gained a larger audience, and the series was originally sold in the Romance section of bookstores. However, due to its growing popularity, it can now be found cross-shelved under Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Wilks' writing journey began when she started writing over ten years ago, and she quickly realized that writing was her passion. She discovered romance novels later in her writing journey, and her love for the genre has grown ever since. With thirty-two books in print and novellas in nine anthologies, Wilks has made a significant contribution to the romance genre, and her work continues to be widely read and appreciated.