Tess Thompson

Tess Thompson is a USA Today bestselling author of more than 80 titles, with Amazon bestsellers in English and in translation in Italy and France. She writes women’s fiction and closed-door romance filled with complicated families, unexpected love, and small towns readers can return to book after book.

Tess loves a plot twist, but it’s the people in her stories who keep her coming back to the keyboard. She’s drawn to characters who get things wrong and try again, and to the quiet ways they care for one another. In her books, laughter and heartache often share a chapter, just as they do in life.

Tess lives in a suburb of Seattle with her husband, Cliff. After raising their blended family of four kids and five cats, they’re adjusting to an empty nest and discovering what this next chapter holds. Time with family remains what she treasures most.

Away from her desk, Tess enjoys getting lost in a good book, bingeing a television series, and sharing Washington wine and conversation with friends. She’s also a devoted Pure Barre enthusiast—you’ll find her there five days a week, making good on her intention to spend at least a little time outside her writing chair.