Amy Hepp writes contemporary romance from her screened-in porch amongst the birds and blue skies of Raleigh, North Carolina. Her stories are set in the fiercely protected Boundary Waters wilderness area of northern Minnesota, providing an idyllic backdrop for her characters to fall in and out of love.

Amy has published two books (Northern Woods, Ripple Effects) through Fifth Avenue Press, Ann Arbor. A short story (Finding Peace), forthcoming, won honorable mention in a recent contest by the Wake Forest Review.

Amy’s short story “Tiramisu” appears in Craving You: A Spicy Valentine’s Day Anthology (2025), “Christmas in the Woods” appears in Home for the Holidays: A Christmastime Anthology (2025), and “Power of the Pen” appears in Just One . . . : A Summer Romance Anthology (2025). Follow her on Instagram @amyheppstories, Facebook @amyheppstories, and her author website.