Gaelen Foley is a highly accomplished author, well-known for her historical romance fiction set in Regency England. She has earned the distinction of being a Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and New York Times bestselling author, with her books available in sixteen languages and having won numerous genre awards.
Born in Pennsylvania, Foley pursued her academic interests in English literature with a minor in Philosophy at the State University of New York, College at Fredonia. It was during her time at this institution that she first fell in love with the Regency period while studying the Romantic poets such as Wordsworth, Byron, and Keats. This fascination would eventually provide the backdrop for her successful career as a historical romance novelist.
Foley has consistently featured on the USA Today bestseller list since 2000 and the New York Times bestseller list since 2008, attesting to her enduring popularity among readers. Her novels have been translated into over twenty foreign languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide, further cementing her status as a successful author in the romance genre. In addition to her romance novels, Foley has also been self-publishing middle grade fantasy books under the pen name E.G. Foley since 2012. She currently resides in western Pennsylvania with her college-sweetheart husband, Eric, who co-writes middle grade fantasy adventure novels with her under the pen-name E.G. Foley. Foley is currently working on her next book.