Benna Bos

Benna’s Bio:

Benna Bos is an award-winning author of sapphic fiction with a deep love for curiosity, adventure, and a good story. Benna’s tales of love and mystery contain imperfect heroines and impeccable hounds. If you pick up a Benna Bos book, you’re guaranteed 3 things: Romance, Mystery, and Dogs.

Her first novel, Investigating Helen, won a Lesfic Bard Award and the Carolyn Readers’ Choice Award. She followed that up with another romantic suspense and two cozy mysteries starring a tenacious Basset Hound. Her fifth novel, This Means War, is a fiery, second chance, enemies-to-lovers romance that explores history, conflict, and the unstoppable attraction between two people no matter how different they appear to be.

Benna lives in San Francisco with her own dog hero and grows an inordinate amount of plants on her tiny balcony.

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This Means WAR Blurb:

One unforgettable night of passion ignited a fire that never burned out—and now it’s fueling an all-out war between two headstrong women in this feisty, enemies-to-lovers, second-chance sapphic romance.

When Molly Green’s career crashed and burned thanks to a reckless affair with a billionaire’s daughter, she retreated to her rural Montana hometown and started over. Now she’s poured everything into restoring Theia, a once-abandoned ghost town, one historical tour and book at a time. The last thing she needs is another rich woman—especially one she’s already kissed and can’t stop thinking about—threatening everything she’s rebuilt.

Seph Milan is fresh off a bitter divorce and ready to claim a piece of the world for herself. After helping build a tech empire and watching her ex take the credit, she’s determined to leave California behind and make something of her own. Theia looks like the perfect blank slate—until the fiery Molly Green gets in her way.

Passion and ambition collide as Molly and Seph battle over Theia’s future, torn between the spark they can’t ignore and the dreams they refuse to give up.

More about Benna

Q. What publisher are you with?

A. Bywater

Q. What Genres do you write?

A. Romance, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Q. What made you start writing?

A. I was trapped in the middle of Yellowstone all winter. The only way out was a two-hour snowmobile ride followed by a two hour drive to Jackson Hole Wyoming. There was no internet. We got Netflix DVDs that came by snowmobile delivery every few weeks and lived on beer and canned food. So yeah, I started writing.

Q. What is your latest book? How did you get the idea?

A. I am currently editing a book that takes place in Yellowstone. The idea came from both my time there and my love for the place. I also wanted to write about the amazing people who take care of wild places during a time when they are increasingly under duress from budget cuts and completely unhinged attacks on the hard, necessary jobs they hold (or held). While pristine places face the dire consequences of overcrowding and understaffing, I wrote about the beauty that exists beneath the surface. I am hoping the book will come out in the next year.

Q. Do you have a newsletter?

A. Yes! I send it out no more often than once a month, and it always includes pictures of pets. You can sign up at bennabos.com.

Q. You’re in charge of hosting brunch for a dozen people, what is on the menu? (Money is no object, so you can have it catered if you’d like)

A. I live in San Francisco and brunch is a religion, so I’m glad you asked. We start with endless Mimosas. For those that don’t like the bubbly, we don’t shame, we just point to the quiet corner with the Bloody Mary’s. While we’re getting drinks, we’ll have small plates with cheese, fresh fruit straight from the Central Valley, and small chocolates. Once we’re sitting down we’ll dig into french toast, piles of bacon, sushi (specifically California rolls made with real crab caught that morning and Spicy Tuna rolls), fried chicken, sweet potatoes, spinach salad, and of course Avocado Toast. After we digest and drink some more, we’ll feast on a dark chocolate flourless cake served with more fresh fruit.