Kirsten Pursell

Kirsten Pursell is a bestselling and award-winning American author whose novels and memoirs focus on the emotional lives of women navigating love, loss, divorce, and reinvention. Known for blending romance with emotional depth and wit, her work resonates with readers drawn to stories of second chances and coming-of-age—at any stage of life.

She is the author of The Unabridged Life of Missy Kinkaid; Finding Scarlet (originally published as The Scarlet D, which earned multiple literary awards including two TheBookFest honors); Long Enough to Love You, an Amazon bestseller and multi-award-winning novel in women’s fiction and contemporary romance; and On Becoming Me: Memoir of an ’80s Teenager. Her earlier novels include Harvard and Company Clown.

Pursell’s books have been purchased or downloaded nearly 29,000 times and have reached #1 in select Amazon categories. A member of Romance Writers of America, she is currently completing Amber’s story, the final installment in the Scarlet’s Harlots trilogy. She lives in Southern California.