Colleen Hoover, Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon, Audible Studios

Colleen Hoover (born Margaret Colleen Fennell on December 11, 1979, in Sulphur Springs, Texas) is an American author renowned for her romance and young adult fiction novels, including bestsellers like *It Ends with Us* (2016) and *Verity* (2018).[1][2] She began her career as a social worker, self-publishing her debut novel *Slammed* in 2012 after writing it on a borrowed laptop, which propelled her to international fame with over 20 million books sold.[3][6] Her works, often featuring emotional depth and dramatic twists, have dominated bestseller lists and sparked a social media phenomenon on TikTok.[4][7]