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Amy Dressler

ENGAGING, WITTY COMFORT READS

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“[a] sparkling debut” -Publisher’s Weekly

“Seriously, grab this gem and thank me later!”

-Sue E., Netgalley

“An absolutely beautiful debut novel with a fun ​premise.” -Trevin S., Goodreads

About

I write contemporary commercial fiction featuring heroines who wrestle their emotional ​baggage while maintaining a sense of humor. I’m currently working on The Shakespeare ​Project, a series of novels that reimagines Shakespeare’s comedies as contemporary ​rom-coms, with a focus on highlighting the inner emotional lives of the heroines.


I’m an active member of the Author's Guild, Women's Fiction Writer's Association, and ​the Pacific Northwest Author's Association, where my books have twice been recognized ​as contest finalists. I hold a certificate in Popular Fiction from the University of ​Washington, as well as a BA in English from Whitman College and a Master's in Library ​and Information Science, also from the University of Washington. My day job is in local ​government, but I've also worked as an academic librarian and freelance pop culture ​writer.


My hobbies include barely running (I’ve completed ten half marathons, slowly), cooking ​and baking, hiking, and relaxed travel. When I’m not writing, I can often be found cozied ​up with a book (follow me on Instagram to hear about what I’ve been reading), eating ​fancy cheese, shopping for fancy cheese, or cooking with fancy cheese. I live in the ​Seattle suburbs with my spouse and two high-maintenance cats, next door to my sister ​and a very silly dog. My love language is jokes.


Books

Out now!

This snappy, funny, and realistic enemies to lovers rom-com is a modern ​retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing spun into a small-town ​college romance--with a twist.


Beatrice is a stubborn, no-nonsense astronomy professor at a small college in ​wine country. While working toward her tenure, she spends an inordinate ​amount of time avoiding Ben, an annoying librarian she believes wronged her ​when they were students.


Her younger cousin Heron is a wistful senior in college. The opposite of ​Beatrice, she is a hopeless romantic. After Heron’s boyfriend proposes on a ​magical night at her father’s winery, Bea is worried her younger cousin is ​making a mistake. Heron responds to Bea’s criticism with a matchmaking ​scheme designed to show Bea the upside of romance. Bea and Ben become the ​subjects of an opposites-attract experiment, while Heron begins to question ​whether marriage is the right choice.


Heron’s world comes crashing down when she is at the center of a campus ​scandal. As Heron and Bea deal with the fallout, each finds herself questioning ​everything she thought she knew about the best course for the future. ​Eventually, each woman must make a choice: Bea between the comfortable role ​of merry spinster or a fulfilling partnership; Heron between marriage or ​reaching for a new dream.

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The second Shakespeare Project book ​retells As You Like It: Roz is an ​overzealous advice columnist who writes ​for a magazine column made popular by ​her recently deceased mother. When she ​butts heads with her editor, she loses her ​job and inherited byline—the only things ​holding back the full weight of her grief. To ​continue writing, Roz takes a pen name ​and retreats to a small seaside town, but ​her alter ego soon wreaks havoc on her ​own life and the lives of those around her.

A Little Qwerty

Each month, I publish a Substack newsletter with:

  • What’s New: news about my books, links to recent interviews or ​press coverage.
  • What’s Next: what I’ve been working on and when you might get to ​read it.
  • What’s Good: Whatever I’ve been enjoying--anything from book, ​music, or movie recommendations to a recipe.
  • What’s On My Mind: A little of what I’ve been thinking about; ​sometimes writing related, sometimes not.


Subscribe to keep up! This is the first place you will see cover reveals, ​preorder and purchase links. It’s also your best chance at seeing some ​of my goofier photos, and I may occasionally send short stories or ​deleted scenes.


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