Sarah MacLean is a New York Times bestselling American author known for her young adult and romance novels. Her first adult romance novel, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List, where it remained for four weeks. Since then, all of her adult romance novels have been on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.

From 2014 to 2018, Sarah wrote a monthly romance novel review column for The Washington Post. She is a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Historical Romance for A Rogue by Any Other Name in 2013 and No Good Duke Goes Unpunished in 2014. Additionally, she co-hosts the weekly Fated Mates Podcast, where she and her co-host, Jen Prokop, analyze and deconstruct the romance genre.

Sarah's work is translated into more than twenty-five languages and is beloved by readers worldwide. A leading advocate for the romance genre, she speaks widely on its place as a feminist text and a cultural bellwether. Originally from Rhode Island, Sarah now resides in New York City.