Alyssa Cole is a multi-award-winning historical, contemporary, and science fiction romance author. A Princess in Theory, her romantic comedy, was named a New York Times notable book for 2018. An Extraordinary Union, a Civil War-set espionage romance, was named the RUSA Best Romance for 2018 by the American Library Association and the RT Novel Reviews Reviewer's Choice Award Book of the Year by RT Book Reviews. Her work has appeared in sites such as Bustle, Shondaland, The Toast, Vulture, and others, and her works have been praised by the New York Times, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Jezebel, Vulture, Book Riot, Entertainment Weekly, and other media.