# Sylvia Day

Sylvia June Day (born March 11, 1973) is a Japanese American writer. She also writes under the pseudonyms S.J. Day and Livia Dare. She is a number one bestselling author in 29 countries.

## Career

Day writes genre fiction and literary commentary. She has also published under the pseudonyms S. J. Day and Livia Dare.
She is the co-founder of Passionate Ink, a special interest chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA), and served on RWA's Board of Directors from 2009-13. She was the 22nd President of RWA. Day presently serves on the Authors Guild Board of Directors.
She presents workshops for writing groups and has been a speaker at events such as the RT Booklovers Convention, Romance Writers of America's National Convention, and Comic-Con.
In March 2013, Harlequin Enterprises and Hearst Corporation announced the signing of Day to a seven-figure contract to write two novellas to launch "Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin," a new collaboration between the publisher and communications giant.
In June 2013, Penguin USA agreed on an eight-figure deal for two more "Crossfire" books, with Penguin UK acquiring UK and Commonwealth rights for an additional seven-figures.
In January 2014, Macmillan's St. Martin's Press announced a two-book, eight-figure agreement with Day for a new "Blacklist" series. Penguin UK acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the series for an additional seven-figures.
In April 2019, Amazon Publishing announced a deal for a new novella from Day for seven figures.

### Crossfire

Day's Crossfire series has 13 million English-language copies in print and international rights licensed in over 40 territories as of January 2014.
Bared to You was #62 on the Amazon.com's list of top 10 best-selling books of 2012, #5 on iTunes' Top Ten Books of the Year, and #7 on Bookscan's Top 10 Print Book Sales of 2012 – Adult Fiction. Bared to You spent forty-five weeks on The New York Times trade paperback bestseller list and sixty-seven weeks on the USA Today bestseller list.
The Crossfire series was acquired by Lionsgate Television Group for television adaptation, but Day declined a third renewal of the option and the rights reverted to her. The rights were optioned a second time and reverted again. The series is presently in development with a third, as-yet-unnamed studio.

## Honors

Day has been honored with the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, the EPPIE Award, the National Readers' Choice Award, and several nominations for Romance Writers of America's RITA Award.
* 2007 RITA Award nominee ("Her Mad Grace")
* 2007 Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award nominee (Passion for the Game)
* 2008 RITA Award nominee ("Mischief and the Marquess")
* 2008 Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award Winner (Don't Tempt Me)
* 2008 National Readers' Choice Award Winner (Heat of the Night)
* 2009 Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award Nominee (In the Flesh)
* 2009 National Readers Choice Award Winner (In the Flesh)
* 2010 Readers' Crown Award Winner (In the Flesh and Eve of Darkness)
* 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Romance Nominee (Bared to You)
* 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Goodreads Author Nominee
* 2012 Amazon's Best Books of the Year in Romance editors' selection (Bared to You)
* 2013 Goodreads Choice Award Best Romance Nominee (Entwined with You)
* 2014 Amazon's Best Books of the Year in Romance editors' selection (The Stranger I Married)
* 2015 Goodreads Choice Award Best Romance Nominee (Captivated by You)