About S Hollister

Sherri Lupton Hollister was raised in a small town very much like the one she writes about. An only child, she dreamed of a large family. Soon after marrying her own romantic hero their blended family doubled.

Busy raising their six sons, Sherri wrote in the not so quite moments of a hectic household. The children's exploits gave fuel for her stories and with the last son starting high school, Sherri began to take her writing more seriously. With a push from her best friend, Sherri attended her first writers' conference, The Romantic Times Readers and Writers Convention in Pittsburgh. The next year, her friend twisted her arm and had her submitting to RTTW's Ann Peach scholarship, which she won. As the first recipient of the Ann Peach award, Sherri met Judi McRoy who put her on the track to becoming a true writer.

Sherri joined Romance Writers of America, her local branch, and became a member of a couple of local writers' groups. She is now the chairperson of the Pamlico Writers' Group, one of the oldest writers' groups in Eastern North Carolina and is the host of the Book in a Week program for Heart of the Carolina RWA.

She has been blessed with the good fortune to have as her mentor, M K Graff award winning author of the Nora Tierney English Mysteries and the Trudy Genova Manhattan Mysteries, as well as the great support of her husband, friends, family and community. Coming from a small town has it's blessings and curses but it is the feeling of being a part of an extended family that makes living in a small town so special.