Becky Bohan

Becky Bohan lives in North Fort Myers, Florida, and spends the summers in her home state of Minnesota.

Slow Bright Things, the sequel to A Light on Altered Land, picks up five years later as Kathryn and Ellie, now in their seventies, grapple with intrusive ex-lovers, difficult children, meddling neighbors, and their own insecurities, as they discover happily-ever-after is just the beginning. A love story about growth, family and the courage to keep choosing each other. Published in late 2025, the novel received raves from BookLife Reviews and Kirkus Reviews.

Her 2022 release is The Santorini Setup is the winner of several awards. Swept into a dangerous intrigue on a Greek island, a vacationing professor uses wit and courage to save the enchanting windsurfer who has captured her heart. "A sublime cast propels this tale of romance, misdeeds, and intrigue…all the way to the tense final act." –Kirkus Reviews

Her award-winning 2020 novel, A Light on Altered Land, is "a luminous story of rejuvenating love” (Kirkus Reviews). A lesbian widow and a country club divorcée use their wits and wisdom on a road trip through the American West as they deal with a confrontational daughter and a run-in with the law. A love story embracing mature love and personal integrity, A Light on Altered Land has readers cheering for this winsome couple while exploring ageing, medical cannabis, and the erasure of lesbian culture. “It’s a rare pleasure for older women to see themselves reflected in fine prose and intriguing for the young to realize there's life after fifty!” —Ann Bannon, Author of the Beebo Brinker series

Along with her wife, Nancy Manahan, she has published the non-fiction Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A Journey with Cancer and Beyond, now available in audio.