Laura Finger is the author of steamy contemporary romance, including the Saving Madison, TX series. Her books are set in the small towns and the humid urban jungle of Houston, Texas.
Before starting her writing career, Laura worked as an archivist for the Houston Public Library and the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, TX, before becoming a Records Manager for the State of Texas. She has a master's degree in history, which she uses on an almost daily basis.
An unapologetic Houston, girl, Laura loves writing about her home state, with its many warts and all. In her spare time, she trains for marathons in the hope of finishing before the cutoff time. She is the exasperated human caretaker of Gretchen, a Siberian Forest Cat. You can sign up to get updates about her books here.
Laura Finger is the author of steamy contemporary romance, including the Saving Madison, TX series. Her books are set in the small towns and the humid urban jungle of Houston, Texas.
Before starting her writing career, Laura worked as an archivist for the Houston Public Library and the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, TX, before becoming a Records Manager for the State of Texas. She has a master's degree in history, which she uses on an almost...
When a celebrity chef meets his match in a small-town baker, the kitchen isn’t the only place things get steamy.
Sophie Chen inherited more than just her grandmother’s recipes—she got the responsibility of feeding Madison’s heart and soul through the community center kitchen. So when celebrity chef Marcus Webb rolls into town expecting to find “...
Maya Rodriguez fled Madison, Texas for the bright lights of Houston—only to have her wedding planning empire crumble in spectacular fashion. Now she's back home, coordinating quinceañeras at the community center and pretending her heart doesn't skip when contractor Jake Sullivan walks by.
Maya's trying her best to put her past scandals and humiliations behind her while trying to build a new life for herself in Madison, Texas. But the internet never forgets, neither do gossips of any size...
I don't think that I realized how contentious the words "drawl" and "twang" were when it came to Texas accents until I started writing about them. In my experience, "drawl" referred to Southern accents as a whole, while Texas got its own category as a "Texas Twang."
After George Strait released his album, Twang, I felt justified with the alteration of using "Texas twang." After all, if it's good enough for King George, it's good enough for me.