Short Bio
Suzie Waltner is a contemporary romance author, editor, and mentor who helps writers navigate publishing and marketing with clarity and sustainability. Her novel Midnight Blue was a finalist for the Holt Medallion and the Maggie Award and won the Angel Book Award in 2023. When she’s not writing or editing, she travels the country as a digital nomad, gathering story inspiration wherever she lands.
Medium Bio
Suzie Waltner is a contemporary romance author, professional editor, and mentor passionate about helping writers strengthen both their stories and their publishing strategies. Her award-winning novel Midnight Blue was a finalist for the Holt Medallion and the Maggie Award and won the Angel Book Award in 2023.
After spending twenty-two years in the mortgage industry, Suzie made a career pivot into editing and full-time writing, bringing practical business insight into the creative world. She now mentors authors through the craft of storytelling and the realities of publishing and marketing.
Currently living as a digital nomad, Suzie travels across the United States pet-sitting and writing from wherever she lands. Whether speaking at conferences, editing manuscripts, or drafting her next novel, she brings a steady, faith-informed perspective to the writing life.
Long Bio
Unlike many authors, I didn’t grow up dreaming of bestselling novels. For most of my childhood—and well into college—I planned to become a veterinarian. Caring for animals was the goal. Writing was simply something I enjoyed.
But life has a way of redirecting even the most carefully charted plans.
After two and a half years of science courses, I realized veterinary medicine wasn’t the right fit. Several major changes later, I graduated with a degree in English and eventually moved from Idaho to Tennessee. What began as a temporary assignment clearing fax machines turned into a twenty-two-year career in the mortgage industry.
Writing, however, refused to stay buried.
In 2014, a coworker mentioned National Novel Writing Month. I accepted the challenge—and finished a book. Then another idea followed. And another. What started as a creative experiment quickly became something far more enduring.
Today, I write contemporary romance that explores faith, second chances, and the quiet ways love reshapes our lives. My novel Midnight Blue was a finalist for the Holt Medallion and the Maggie Award and won the Angel Book Award in 2023.
Two years ago, after my division was shut down, I made a deliberate career shift. Instead of returning to a field I wasn’t passionate about, I stepped fully into editing and mentoring authors. I now help writers hone their stories and navigate the business side of publishing with clarity and sustainability.
When I’m not writing or editing, I’m likely somewhere new. I’m currently living a digital nomad life, traveling the country and pet-sitting along the way—an adventure that provides both fresh inspiration and plenty of four-legged companions. (Ironically, my childhood veterinary dreams ended the day I fainted in biology class. Apparently, compassion and weak knees don’t mix.)
Whether through fiction, editing, or mentoring, my heart remains the same: to tell stories that matter and to help other writers steward theirs well.
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Latest Release
Andi Buchanan has everything a person could want—a successful music career, loyal fans, and a beautiful home. But ever since her fiancé broke their engagement only to marry her sister two years later, Andi makes a point to show no one—not even her friends or family—the pain of that rejection. Especially since she’s surrounded by so many happy couples. Until a shocking invitation from her ex exposes the cracks in her perfect façade.
As the manager of a successful country group, Noah Weston tries to ignore his crush on the band’s beautiful and talented singing bassist. After all, she’s his boss. But if his brothers have their way, he’ll be leaving Nashville behind to join the family business instead. Then again, if he could launch his own artist management company, he’d be free to stay, so long as his current clients—including Andi—don’t accuse him of abandoning them by branching out.
As the holidays loom, Noah prays a professional relationship and supportive friendship can help Andi’s dead heart come to life again… and maybe lead to something more.