BIO: Karen Janowsky wanted to be either Wonder Woman or an author when she grew up. She received her MA in English and creative writing from Florida State University, where she seeved as an editor for The Southeast Review. Her poems and short fiction have earned several awards and nominations including a Kingsbury Fellowship, the Pushcart Prize, a Pencraft Award, the Literary Titan Award, and the Chanticleer Chatelaine Romance Fiction Award. Her newest contemporary romance is scheduled for publication by Rising Action Publishing in 2027. Karen teaches college writing and literature at The College of Southern Maryland.

WEBSITE: https://KarenJanowsky.com

GENRES: Contemporary, Rom-Com

TROPES: Enemies to Lovers, Friends to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Grumpy/Sunshine, Forbidden Romance, Age Gap, Workplace Romance, Small Town, Found Family

SPICE LEVEL: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Spicy

BOOKS: Dear Prudence; Her Name Was Lola

If you could give SmutFest readers ONE reason to stop at your table, what would it be? Love meets real life with witty heroines and swoonworthy book boyfriends.