
There’s a singular allure to the seemingly unstoppable force that is author Colleen Hoover, and it’s not comprised solely of her easy-read, addictive books.
The 43-year-old mother with a Texas twang has lived the dream of every hobbyist with a creative passion, her rise to literary prominence every bit the modern-day publishing fairytale. She put her first book on the internet without the help of an agent, watching aghast as it took off through word of mouth and on social media. Within months, the Texan writing from her single-wide trailer emerged as a staggeringly popular pioneer of a burgeoning genre.