Sofia Hayes

Sofia Hayes, pen name for Susan Harbourt, focuses on sensual women's fiction that celebrates the beauty of second chances and midlife transformation. Her debut novel, Awakened in Amalfi, launches the acclaimed "Second Bloom" series, which follows women rediscovering their authentic selves through art, travel, and unexpected romance.

Drawing inspiration from her own travels through Italy and her belief that a woman's most powerful chapters often begin after forty, Sofia writes stories that honor the complexity, wisdom, and enduring sensuality of mature women. Her work has been praised for its honest portrayal of midlife sexuality, its lush European settings, and its empowering message that it's never too late to reinvent yourself.

When she's not writing, Susan can be found restoring her historic lighthouse on Lake Superior, collecting rocks and glass along the beach, making jewelry, writing romance and mystery books, or planning her next research trip to the Mediterranean. She believes that every woman deserves to see herself as both the masterpiece and the artist of her own life.