Haywood Smith


Haywood Smith is an American author. She lives in Georgia.

Writing career

Smith's first book, Shadows in Velvet, won the Romantic Times 1996 Award for First Historical Romance. Her first several books were historical romances, in settings including 17th Century France and England and Medieval Scotland. With Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch, she moved into writing women's fiction about women 50 years old and older, set in the Southern United States.
Smith's books The Red Hat Club and Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch appeared on The New York Times Best Seller List.

Books