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Simone Elkeles


USA flag (b.1970)

Simone Elkeles was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, where she still lives today. Simone went to the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and received her Bachelors of Science there in Psychology in 1992. She continued her education at Loyola University-Chicago where she received her Masters of Science degree in Industrial Relations while working for a manufacturing company creating diversity programs for their employees.

She loves animals (she has two dogs - a labradoodle and a German Shepherd), kids (she also has two of those) and her family. In her spare time she's the Hockey Mom for her kids hockey teams and is an active Girl Scout leader specially trained in outdoor education. She also spends time mentoring other teen and adult authors. (She also loves sushi, which you can probably tell by reading her books.) Simone writes about teens because she was a teen in the 80s (when spiked hair and blue eye shadow were rad) and she loves writing about those exciting teen relationships and romances.
 

Genres: Young Adult Romance
 
New and upcoming books
December 2023

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The Party King
 
Series
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Perfect Chemistry
   1. Perfect Chemistry (2008)
   2. Rules of Attraction (2010)
   3. Chain Reaction (2011)
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Wild Cards
   1. Wild Cards (2013)
     aka Better Than Perfect
   2. Wild Crush (2015)
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Novels
   Crossing the Line (2018)
   American Princess Warrior (2022)
   The Party King (2023) (with J B Rush)
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Simone Elkeles recommends
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The Summer of Lost Letters (2021)
Hannah Reynolds
"The Summer of Lost Letters has it all--family secrets, mystery, and romance! Hannah Reynolds hit home with this heartwarming story about researching your roots and finding love."
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Only a Breath Apart (2019)
Katie McGarry
"Scarlett and Jesse's story will stay in your heart long after you finish the book."
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Sweet 16 to Life (2013)
(Langdon Prep, book 3)
Kimberly Reid
"Watch out Nancy Drew... Chanti Evans from the hood is the hot new sleuth in town!"

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Anthologies containing stories by Simone Elkeles
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Foretold (2012)
14 Tales of Prophecy and Prediction
edited by
Carrie Ryan

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