Nancy Naigle

Nancy Naigle
Born	(1962-07-29) July 29, 1962 Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Sweet Tea and Secrets, Out of Focus, Hope at Christmas, Christmas Joy

Nancy Naigle (born July 29, 1962) is a distinguished American novelist recognized for titles including Sweet Tea and Secrets, Out of Focus, Hope at Christmas, and Christmas Joy.

Early life

Born in Virginia Beach, Virginia and raised in North Carolina, Naigle originally aimed to pursue zoology. However, after completing her education at Virginia's Kempsville High School, she transitioned into the field of computer technology and eventually rose to the position of executive vice president at Bank of America.

Career

Naigle embarked on her writing journey in 2003 while employed at Bank of America. Her first novel, Sweet Tea and Secrets (2011), which initiated the Adams Grove series, achieved a spot within Amazon’s Kindle Romantic Suspense Top 100. Although Out of Focus was penned before her debut release, it garnered several contest accolades that helped advance her literary career.

In 2012, she signed a contract for four books with Montlake Romance, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, which republished her Adams Grove novels and expanded the series with four additional installments. A boxed set featuring her works became a USA Today Bestseller in August 2013. Following her early retirement from Bank of America in 2014 to focus on writing full-time, she developed further series such as the Book Creek Novels and the G Team Mysteries. The initial G Team installment, In for a Penny, marked her return to the USA Today Bestsellers list in June 2016.

By March 2017, Naigle had sold the rights to Christmas Joy to Crown Media and Hallmark for holiday programming. This collaboration extended with titles like Hope at Christmas (2018), novelizations of Hallmark films Christmas in Evergreen (2018) and Letters to Santa (2019), as well as an original novel, The Secret Ingredient, which was adapted into a Hallmark movie in 2020.

Naigle continues to produce small-town romance novels alongside standalone titles, holiday-themed stories, short fiction, and a co-authored young adult novel. She maintains active membership in professional organizations such as American Christian Fiction Writers, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers.

Her literary representation is managed by The Steve Laube Agency, LLC.

Bibliography

Adams Grove Novels

• Sweet Tea and Secrets (2011)
• Out of Focus (2011)
• Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes (2013)
• Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies (2013)
• Mint Juleps and Justice (2014)
• Barbecue and Bad News (2015)

Boot Creek Series

• Life After Perfect (2015)
• Every Yesterday (2016)
• Until Tomorrow (2017)

Seasoned Southern Sleuths (formerly G-Team)

• In For A Penny (2020, re-release)
• Collard Greens & Catfishing (2020, re-release)
• Christmas Cookies & A Confession (2020, re-release)
• Deviled Eggs & Deception (2020, re-release)
• Sweet Tea & Second Chances (2020, re-release)
• Fried Pickles & a Funeral (2020, re-release)
• Wedding Mints & Witnesses (2020, re-release)

Christmas In Evergreen

• Christmas in Evergreen (2018)
• Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (2019)
• Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2020)

Main Street Romance Series

• Recipe For Romance (2019)

Stand Alone Novels

• inkBLOT (2011)
• Sand Dollar Cove (2015)
• Christmas Joy (2016)
• The Christmas Shop (2019, formerly Dear Santa)
• The Secret Ingredient (2019)
• Christmas Angels (2019)
• A Heartfelt Christmas Promise (2020)
• Hope At Christmas (2020, re-release)
• The Shell Collector (2021) – adapted as Fox Nation's first original film in 2022
• The Wedding Ranch (2022)

Short Works

• Pretty Little Liars: The Path To Relaxation (2013)
• Pretty Little Liars: The Liars' Liar (2013)
• Pretty Little Liars: Secret Talent (2013)
• Wrapped Around Your Heart (2014)
• 50 Shades of Cabernet (2017)

Anthologies

• Wild Deadwood Tales (2018)
• Christmas Actually (2020)