Pepper Winters is an American novelist best known for dark romance, contemporary, romantic suspense, and erotica thrillers. Her romantic novels have reached The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today best sellers.[1][2] She received the IndieReader Badge for a Top 10 Indie Bestseller in the romantic novels category. She currently has 30 books released in nine languages.[3][4]
Pepper Winters' works are characterized by profound emotions, intricate interpersonal relationships, elements of forbidden love, and a deep exploration of the darker aspects of human nature. Her novels frequently emphasize intense emotions, conflicting relationships, and delve into the complexities and shadows of the human psyche, aligning with the themes of dark romanticism.[5]
Background
editBorn and raised in Hong Kong, Winters draw on her English roots to pen complex characters who live all around the world. Married, she has a house rabbit that keeps her company while writing. She has built her career upon eroticism and romanticism. As an author, she is drawn to stories that clasp audience's desire. Winters saw success with the launch of her first book Tears of Tess in 2013. The book was listed on Top 20 Amazon Bestseller list while many others, including Ruin & Rule, Destroyed, and Indebted Series have been landed on the USA Today's Best-Selling Books list and The New York Times Best Seller list.[6][7] Winters has twelve publications, including her recent release Unseen Messages which focuses on a survival contemporary novel. Many of her books have been translated into foreign languages. Her books enjoy global accolades and currently being adapted into an audio. She is considered a hybrid author, having successfully self-published while maintaining active contracts with Grand Central, Hachette.[8]
Bibliography
editDark Romance Books
edit- Pepper Winters (2013). Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark #1). ISBN 978-1492103745.[9][10]
- Pepper Winters (2013). Quintessentially Q (Monsters in the Dark #2). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1492305415.[11]
- Pepper Winters (2014). Twisted Together (Monsters in the Dark #3). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781499752823.
- Pepper Winters (2016). Je Suis à Toi (Monsters in the Dark #3.5). ISBN 1533331839[12]
- Pepper Winters (2014). Debt Inheritance (Indebted #1). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1500607531.[13]
- Pepper Winters (2014). First Debt (Indebted Series #2). CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1503149304.
- Pepper Winters (2015). Second Debt (Indebted Series #3). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1507628553.
- Pepper Winters (2015). Third Debt (Indebted #4). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1511647397.[14]
- Pepper Winters (2015). Fourth Debt (Indebted Series #5). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1512203660.[15]
- Pepper Winters (2015). Final Debt (Indebted Series #6). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1519380609.[16]
- Pepper Winters (2015). Indebted Epilogue (Indebted Series #7). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1519380418.
- Pepper Winters (2016). Pennies (Dollar #1). ISBN 1535055227[17]
- Pepper Winters (2016). Dollars (Dollar #2). ISBN 1540379426[18]
- Pepper Winters (2017). Hundreds (Dollar #3). ISBN 1981498443[19]
- Pepper Winters (2017). Thousands (Dollar #4). ISBN 1540448088[20]
- Pepper Winters (2017). Millions (Dollar #5). ISBN 1981498702[21]
- Pepper Winter (2020). Once A Myth (Goddess Isles #1). ISBN 1653889861[22]
- Pepper Winter (2020). Twice A Wish (Goddess Isles #2). ISBN 1653891785[23]
- Third A Kiss (Goddess Isles #3) coming April 2020.[24]
- Fourth A Lie (Goddess Isles #4) coming May 2020.[25]
- Fifth A Fury (Goddess Isles #5) coming June 2020.[26]
Grey Romance Books
edit- Pepper Winters (2014). Destroyed. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781496146236.
- Pepper Winters (2015). Ruin & Rule (Pure Corruption MC #1). ISBN 1455589330[27]
- Pepper Winters (2016). Sin & Suffer (Pure Corruption MC #2). ISBN 1455589365[28]
- Pepper Winters (2017). Crown of Lies (Truth & Lies Duet #1). ISBN 1635760933[29]
- Pepper Winters (2017). Throne of Truth (Truth & Lies Duet #2). ISBN 3736306997[30]
- Pepper Winters (2019). The Body Painter (Master of Trickery Duet #1). ISBN 1092771662[31]
- Pepper Winters (2019). The Living Canvas (Master of Trickery Duet #2). ISBN 1699283028[32]
Contemporary Romance Books
edit- Winters, Pepper (2016). Unseen Messages (Survival Romance). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 714. ISBN 978-1530647545.
- Pepper Winters (2018). The Boy & His Ribbon (The Ribbon Duet #1). ISBN 1386602868[33]
- Pepper Winters (2018). The Girl & Her Ren (The Ribbon Duet #2). ISBN 198645553X[34]
- Pepper Winter (2019). The Son & His Hope. ISBN 1796532207[35]
References
edit- ^ "Best Sellers". The New York Times. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Best-Selling Books Week Ended Aug. 16". The Wall Street Journal. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Pepper Winters - An Author Interview in the HBS Author's Spotlight". HBS Author Spotlight. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Jodie (18 February 2016). "Author Interview: Pepper Winters". Words Read And Written. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ drfans (4 December 2023). "Unveiling the Masters of Dark Romance Literatur".
- ^ "COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION". The New York Times. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Best-Selling Books Week Ended March 22". The Wall Street Journal. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Dianna Dilworth (18 March 2015). "Monsters in the Dark Leads Self-Published Bestsellers List". AdWeek. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Tears of Tess". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark #1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Book List". Fiction DB. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Je Suis à Toi (Monsters in the Dark, #3.5)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ "Pepper Winters". Barnes And Noble. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Third Debt (Indebted, #4)". USA Today. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Dianna Dilworth (12 August 2015). "Luke Leads the Self-Published Bestsellers List". AdWeek. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "COVER REVEAL AND EXCERPT: FINAL DEBT (INDEBTED #6) BY PEPPER WINTERS". The Book Bella. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Winters, Pepper (2016). Pennie$. [United States]. ISBN 978-1-5337-7553-5. OCLC 1005141235.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (2016). Dollars. [United States]. ISBN 978-1-5337-0562-4. OCLC 1002110902.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (2017). Hundreds. [United States]. ISBN 978-1-5337-4907-9. OCLC 1001810252.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (15 August 2017). Thousands. [United States]. ISBN 978-1-5404-4808-8. OCLC 1001253475.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (28 November 2017). Millions. [United States]. ISBN 978-1-5404-4919-1. OCLC 1013964039.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Once A Myth (Goddess Isles, #1)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ "Twice a Wish (Goddess Isles, #2)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ "Third a Kiss (Goddess Isles, #3)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ "Fourth a Lie (Goddess Isles, #4)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ "Fifth a Fury (Goddess Isles, #5)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ Winters, Pepper (7 July 2015). Ruin & rule (First ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-4555-8934-0. OCLC 907677633.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (2016). Sin & suffer. New York. ISBN 978-1-4555-8937-1. OCLC 935211993.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (March 2017). Crown of lies. [Place of publication not identified]. ISBN 978-1-63576-093-4. OCLC 971512717.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (2018). Throne of Truth. Schmitz, Ralf (1. Auflage 2018 ed.). Köln. ISBN 978-3-7363-0699-8. OCLC 1011039180.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (17 August 2019). The body painter. [Place of publication not identified]. ISBN 978-1-0927-7166-5. OCLC 1120189388.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (15 October 2019). The living canvas. [Place of publication not identified]. ISBN 978-1-6992-8302-8. OCLC 1134438207.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (3 April 2018). The boy & his ribbon. [Place of publication not identified]. ISBN 978-1-386-60286-6. OCLC 1030957812.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (2018). The girl & her Ren. [Place of publication not identified]. ISBN 978-1-9864-5553-4. OCLC 1041855869.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winters, Pepper (2019). The son & his Hope. [United States]. ISBN 978-1-7965-3220-3. OCLC 1088505406.
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