Elizabeth Illig is a writer and career coach who writes career-focused romances with steamy key performance indicators. Born and raised in North Carolina, Elizabeth has a degree in counseling and another in English from universities in her beloved home state, where she continues to live with her golden-retriever puppy and golden-retriever-like husband. She owns a private career coaching practice, ghostwrites nonfiction, and teaches college classes. When she’s not working, she reads way too many romance and fantasy novels (bonus if they have elements of both), sips way too many coffees or IPAs (depending on the hour), and tries way too often to run short and long distances (with mixed results). You can find her online at www.elizabethillig.com and on Instagram @ewalk_illig.

Work in Progress:
EVERY SUMMER HAS A STORY

Elizabeth is currently #amquerying an adult rom-com EVERY SUMMER HAS A STORY. When the heir to America’s biggest environmental company accidentally rants about her childhood crush turned professional nemesis, the heir to America’s biggest oil company, it goes viral, fueling a PR disaster—and an energy crisis of the heart. Emily Henry’s BEACH READ meets Casey McQuiston’s RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE.

Work in Progress:
SKULL AND KEY

SKULL AND KEY is an 88,000-word YA romantic fantasy. When a stubborn assassin discovers her long-lost brother is alive and in danger, she stops at nothing to save him, realizing too late it will cost her the man she loves. FROM BLOOD AND ASH meets SERPENT & DOVE.