Alyssa Cole is a science editor, pop culture nerd, and romance junkie who recently movedto the Caribbean and occasionally returns to her fast-paced NYC life.Her writing has been featured in publications including Vulture (New York Magazine's entertainment blog), Heroes and Heartbreakers, and The Toast. When she's not busy writing, traveling, and learning French, she can be found watching anime with her real-life romance hero or tending to her herd of pets.
Exceptional Praise for The Loyal League Series
“It’s gratifying to read a novel that deals so frankly with such
issues and takes an unflinching view of the realities of life
during the Civil War rather than reiterating the dangerous Lost
Cause rhetoric that often colors romance narratives of this
era.” —Entertainment Weekly on A Hope Divided
“Successfully navigating the challenges of writing an interracial
romance set during the Civil War is difficult enough to do once,
but to pull it off twice is truly impressive. And yet Cole has
managed to do just that with her second book in the
series.” —Shondaland.com on A Hope Divided
“Thoughtfully portrayed characters with deep minds and passionate
hearts make this second novel in Cole’s Loyal League series,
following An Extraordinary Union (2017), sparkle. Highly
recommended for lovers of historical romance.” —Booklist, starred
review for A Hope Divided
“Alyssa Cole’s An Extraordinary Union was one of our favorite
spring romances, and this season she returns with the sequel.”
—Bookish “Autumn’s 2017 Most Swoon-Worthy Romance Books” list for A
Hope Divided
“An exceptional story that both educates and entertains and
beautifully launches a unique series.” —Library
Journal STARRED REVIEW, Editor’s Fall Picks for An
Extraordinary Union
“The second book in Cole's Loyal League series (An Extraordinary
Union, 2017) follows much the same pattern as the first. Again,
Cole's heroine is gorgeously portrayed and powerful enough that
readers will worship at her feet just as Ewan does. But if this
book shows that Cole is settling into a pattern, readers won't want
her to break the mold on book No. 3. Her prose is flawless. Her
historical research is absorbing, and her characters are achingly
human. This book is fantastic. As the war closes in around them,
the line blurs between who is the rescuer and who is the rescued.”
—Kirkus starred review for A Hope Divided
“Brace yourself for another amazing installment of Cole’s The Loyal
League series! A Hope Divided features plenty of twists and turns
that make Marlie’s family secrets as surprising to the reader as
they are to her.” —RT Book Reviews, 5 Stars Gold for A Hope
Divided
“Cole’s books are always timely, and yet timeless. She has a solid
grounding of how to use history in her plots, and knows exactly
what story she wants to tell. I could not put this down, even as
some of the characterizations made me squirm in recognition
(Marlie’s White sister is the ancestor of a lot of white feminism.
Like, a lot). I love it when the second book in a series totally
exceeds the (very high) expectations of the first book.” —Smart
Bitches Trashy Books on A Hope Divided
“Cole does the seemingly impossible, using the Civil War as a
backdrop for a realistic, gripping interracial romance that
interrogates slavery, systemic racism, and more, while still
remaining utterly swoon-worthy.” —Entertainment Weekly on An
Extraordinary Union, Top 10 Romances of 2017
“Cole deftly interweaves the fraught realities of American history
with romance and adventure — this is a spy story, after all — and
it is elegantly told.” —Vulture.com on An Extraordinary Union
“The first installment in Cole’s Loyal League series defies genre
stereotypes at every turn. It’s both a romance and a spy novel,
with a healthy dose of adventure thrown in, and it offers a nuanced
portrayal of Civil War–era racial politics. Any reader who thinks
romance novels are pure fluff will be schooled by Cole’s richly
drawn characters, who must overcome generations of trauma in order
to let themselves love each other.” —Kirkus starred review on
An Extraordinary Union
“Cole’s sparkling gem of a romance portrays love at its most
practical and sublime.” —Publishers Weekly starred review,
BEST BOOKS OF 2017 on An Extraordinary Union
“Cole spins a tale that will pull you in from the very first page.”
—RT Book Reviews *five star* Top Pick review on An
Extraordinary Union
“In the first installment in what should be a spectacular new
series, Cole opens her adventurous historical romance at the
beginning of the American Civil War.” —Booklist starred review Top
10 Romance Fiction: 2017 on An Extraordinary Union
“Cole's Civil War-set romance boasts one of the most delightfully,
unapologetically powerful heroines in recent memory. Elle Burns
quotes The Art of War in between dodging Confederate bullets,
and by the end of An Extraordinary Union, readers are just as
smitten with her as her adoring love interest is.” —BookPage 10
Best Romance Novels of 2017 on An Extraordinary Union
“Alyssa Cole in any situation is magic, and from what I’ve heard
from advance readers it’s going to change the face of historical
romance.” —BookRiot Best Books of 2017 (So Far) on An Extraordinary
Union
“With projects like WGN America’s Underground, Cole’s lively
novel—besides being an enjoyable romance full of adventure and
extremely good lust—is therefore part of a long-overdue pushback
against the way historical fiction portrays this seminal moment in
American history.” —Jezebel on An Extraordinary Union
“A compelling and engrossing historical civil war romance between
two spies, a free black woman and a Scottish immigrant that leaves
you spellbound.” —Huffington Post on An Extraordinary Union
“With its richly detailed setting, heart-stopping plot, and
unforgettable characters, An Extraordinary Union is everything you
can ask from historical fiction. Alyssa Cole has taken an
unforgettable hero, a uniquely resourceful heroine, and mixed them
together for some truly combustible chemistry. Brava!” —Deanna
Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author on An
Extraordinary Union
“Alyssa Cole’s AN EXTRAORDINARY UNION is as extraordinary as
the title suggests—riveting, romantic, and utterly
remarkable.” —Courtney Milan, New York Times
bestselling author on An Extraordinary Union
“Alyssa Cole is just a wonderful storyteller, and she’s fast become
one of my auto-buy authors. An Extraordinary Union is the perfect
blend of history, adventure, and heart-stopping romance, with a
courageous heroine you’ll love and a hero you’ll fall in love with.
I read it in a single sitting, and my heart wants to go on living
with these characters.” —Susanna Kearsley, New York Times
bestselling author on An Extraordinary Union
“Alyssa Cole’s An Extraordinary Union is the first in what promises
to be a riveting series.” —Heroes and
Heartbreakers on An Extraordinary Union
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