Colleen Hoover writes charming, addictive novels. Her own rags-to-riches story reads like a bestseller
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Colleen Hoover has broken records and amassed a Taylor Swift-esque following with her New Adult novels — but her own life story reads like a real-world fairytale. From a single-wide trailer to TikTok fame, the Texas author shows no signs of slowing down more than a decade after self-publishing propelled her to unlikely global popularity — and scrutiny, writes Sheila Flynn
Colleen Hoover has broken records and amassed a Taylor Swift-esque following with her New Adult novels — but her own life story reads like a real-world fairytale. From a single-wide trailer to TikTok fame, the Texas author shows no signs of slowing down more than a decade after self-publishing propelled her to unlikely global popularity — and scrutiny, writes Sheila Flynn
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