Elin Hilderbrand is an American author widely recognized for her work in the romance genre. She wears the title of “queen of the beach read” with pride! Hilderbrand earned a degree in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University and attended the Iowa Writers Workshop. Nantucket Island is her home and the quaint beach-filled resort town serves as a prominent character in most of her 27 published novels. She has sold roughly 10 million books, many achieving bestseller list status. Her 2019 novel, “Summer of ’69,” was a nine-week No. 1 New York Times bestseller.