Sara Cate
Sara Cate is a USA Today bestselling romance author who writes contemporary, taboo, and forbidden love stories. She is best known for the Salacious Players’ Club series, including Praise and Eyes on Me. Her Salacious Players books sold more than 150,000 copies in 2023 alone. ((https://twodaisy.com/sara-cate/))
Biography & Author's Journey
Public biographies of Sara Cate emphasize her present life more than her early life or schooling, locating her in Arizona with her husband, children, and goldendoodle rather than offering an extended account of childhood or education. What does come through clearly is the sensibility behind the work: a preference for emotionally charged contemporary romance that pushes at taboo, grief, secrecy, and forbidden attachment. Before her widest breakout, books such as Gravity and other high-heat romances had already established her interest in stories where desire is tangled up with loss, risk, and self-discovery. ((https://saracatebooks.com/about-me/?utm_source=openai))
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"Punchy, unputdownable, and unabashedly sex-positive, Sara Cate serves up a confection that's a must for readers who like romance on the wild side"
— Sierra Simone
"Helen Hoang said Sara Cate's Praise has IT factor and is super sexy and angsty"
— Helen Hoang
"Library Journal called Sara Cate's Keep Me a sexy enemies-to-lovers story with biting dialogue and page-melting chemistry"
— Library Journal
"Sara Cate is one of the best in the game—she'll have you clutching your pearls and kicking your feet in glee!"
— Katee Robert
"I have never felt so seen as I have with Sara Cate's writing"
— Amanda Anderson
"Culturess called Mercy easily Sara Cate's best from the Salacious Players Club"
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"Sara Cate knows how to squeeze you in all the right places, writing with heat, heart, and humor that's absolutely addictive!"
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