{"bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Raised amidst the rubber plantations in Thailand with missionary parents, Sabrina Jeffries likes to say she rode to her bestselling success on the back of an elephant. In truth, Jeffries has earned numerous placements on the New York Times and USA Today lists with Regency historicals that readers savor for her trademark sexy blend of witty dialogue and enterprising characters. It\u2019s no accident she has been dubbed \u201cThe Queen of the Sexy Regency Romance.\u201d\r\n \r\nAbout that plantation business\u2014living in the boonies of Thailand afforded Sabrina endless hours to read Jane Austen novels and other classics voraciously. Not surprisingly, back in the States, she went on to earn a doctorate in English literature from Tulane University\u2014and a craving for Cajun food.\r\n \r\nWhile Sabrina is at ease with refined academia types, she enjoys using her literary skills to pen novels of romantic fiction. She sold her first book in 1991 and has 35 published novels to her credit. Whenever she struggles with a plot point, she shuts off the computer and tackles a jigsaw puzzle, and before long, bingo! Problem solved. Another stress-reliever for the inventive author: creating her popular Will and Jane\u2019s Excellent Adventure comics. Displaying Sabrina\u2019s fine-tuned sense of humor, the comics feature a William Shakespeare caricature figure and a Jane Austen action figure.\r\n \r\nCaffeine addict, Third Culture Kid, chocoholic, and popular novelist with more than six million books in print, Jeffries defies labels. Her biting humor and simultaneous warmth endear her to her 10,000 Facebook fans, Pinterest followers and loyal Goddess blog readers. At home in front of a crowd\u2014any crowd (no really, just hand over the microphone and get ready for some fun)\u2014Jeffries is a sought-after speaker, as evidenced by her 2010 gig as emcee for the National Romance Writers of America\u2019s 30th Anniversary Awards Ceremony.\r\n \r\nWhile Sabrina treks through remote locales in the name of research and rubs elbows in the big cities with other industry professionals, she says her favorite destination is home. She lives in Cary, North Carolina, with her two best guys\u2014husband, Rene, and adult son, Nick, who has inspired her to actively champion the cause of autistic children."}, "personal_name": "Sabrina Jeffries", "alternate_names": ["Deborah Martin", "Deborah Nicholas"], "photos": [7249663], "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2013-01-27T15:02:02.494579"}, "latest_revision": 4, "key": "/authors/OL1385285A", "name": "Sabrina Jeffries", "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "revision": 4}