Whitney Lyles
Whitney Lyles was born in San Diego, California. At the age
of seven she moved with her family to Poway, a suburb of
San Diego, onto a forty acre ranch complete with a rolling
stream and enough oak trees to build a development of tree
houses. It may have been the lack of cable television in
the mountains of Poway that led her to reading and writing.
But her real passion for writing began in high school. She
spent the long hours of French, science, and math writing
and passing detailed notes to her friends on the other side
of the classroom. Encouraged by her classmates,
she continued to write.
After graduating from high school she moved to Los
Angeles to attend Marymount College. While trying to pick a
major she decided she wanted to write novels. She chose
psychology as her major, transferred to the University of
San Diego, and began creating her first novel. By the time
she graduated from USD she had completed half of a
manuscript. In order to have time for her book she took on
a number of part-time jobs, which included clerking at a
photo lab and babysitting.
Ultimately, it was working at a church that sent her
on "the right path." After a hellish two months of
proofreading the church bulletin and repeatedly answering
questions with, "Bingo is held at eight o'clock in the rec
center on Tuesdays" she was fired. The church staff claimed
it was for "lack of experience in a parish environment,"
but she thinks it was for lack of enthusiasm. It was then
and there that she made the decision to charge full speed
ahead with her writing.
She moved back in with the folks and took up babysitting
again. Inspired by her non-profit career as a four time
bridesmaid, she wrote Always the Bridesmaid. Things
happened quickly after that. Sandra Dijkstra signed on as
her agent and sold the book at auction to Berkley in a two
book deal. She is currently at work on her next novel.
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Series
Books:First Comes Love, July 2007
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Here Comes the Bride, June 2006
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