Susanna Carr, also Jenesi Ash (born November 8, 1969) is an American romance author living in the Pacific Northwest. Her sexy contemporary novels have been translated into seven languages.

Carr's light-hearted romances frequently center on the heroine's sensual journey. Makeovers, reinvention and transformations are common themes. Her work is often described as erotic romance, romantic comedy or chick lit

Chick lit

Chick lit is genre fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly. The genre sold well during the 1990s and 2000s, with chick lit titles topping bestseller lists and the creation of imprints devoted entirely to chick lit...

. Under the pen name Jenesi Ash, Carr has written erotic short stories for anthologies, magazines and online media. Under Ash she has also written several novels for women's erotica publishers.

Biography

Susanna Carr started reading romance novels when she was ten years old. The first she read was Anne Mather

Anne Mather

Anne Mather is the pseudonym used by Mildred Grieveson , a popular British author of over 160 romance novels. She also signed novels as Caroline Fleming and Cardine Fleming....

's The Arrogant Duke. She says that while the May/December romance doesn't appeal to her these days, she was fascinated by the heroine's journey. She continued reading romances (although they were forbidden in her home and school) because the women in those books pursued and achieved their dreams against all odds.

Awards

Red-Hot and Royal

Winner in Best Series Contemporary, Winter Rose

Nominee in Best Single Title, Award of Excellence

Pink Ice

Nominee in Best Erotic Fiction, Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award

Winner in Best Novella, Beacon Award, "In the Pink"

Ex, Why, and Me

Winner in Romantic Comedy, Holt Medallion

Lip Lock

Winner in Romantic Comedy, More Than Magic

Finalist in Romantic Comedy, Holt Medallion

Finalist in Hot, Sexy & Sensuous Romance, Golden Quill

Finalist in Contemporary Romance, CAPA

Confessions of a "Wicked" Woman

Winner in Hot, Sexy & Sensuous Romance, Golden Quill

Winner in Contemporary Romance, CAPA

Finalist in Romantic Comedy, More Than Magic

Finalist in Contemporary Romance, Beacon Award

Finalist in Contemporary Romance, Barclay Gold

"Wicked" Women 101

Nominee in Romance, The Quills Book Award

Finalist for Best Novella, Barclay Gold, "Six Weeks to Sensuality"

Finalist for Best Novella, Barclay Gold, "Fantasies Are Forever"

Merry Christmas, Baby

Nominee in Romance, The Quills Book Award

How to be a "Wicked" Woman

Nominee in Romance, The Quills Book Award

Winner for Best Novella, The Lories, "Wicked Ways"

The Wrong Bride

Finalist in Short Contemporary, Colorado Award of Excellence

Swap (writing as Jenesi Ash)

Nominee in Best Erotic Fiction, Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award

Novels

The Year of Living Shamelessly (2009)

Red-Hot and Royal (2008)

Ex, Why and Me (2006)

Lip Lock (2005)

Confessions of a "Wicked" Woman (2005)

The Wrong Bride (2001)

Novella Collections

Bad Girl Bridesmaids (2007) (includes "Serial Bridesmaid on the Loose", "The Bridesmaid's Diaries" and "Wedding Wrecker")

Pink Ice (2006) (includes "Pink Champagne", "Touch of Pink", "Pink Positive" and "In the Pink")

"Wicked" Women 101 (2005) (includes "Six Weeks to Sensuality", "Code Pink" and "Fantasies are Forever")

Omnibus in Collaboration

"Hot for the Holidays" in Wicked Wonderland (2010) with Janice Maynard and LuAnn McLane

"Valentine Survivor" in Valentine's Day is Killing Me (2006) with MaryJanice Davidson and Leslie Esdaile

"Sister Switch" in The Beach Blanket Bad Boys (2005) with Linda Lael Miller, Alison Kent, Lucy Monroe, Jill Shalvis and Morgan Leigh

"Snow Day" in Merry Christmas, Baby (2004) with Donna Kauffmann, Nancy Warren, MaryJanice Davidson, Erin McCarthy and Lucy Monroe

"Wicked Ways" in How to be a "Wicked" Woman (2004) with MaryJanice Davidson and Jamie Denton

Novels

Swap (2008)

Chain Reaction (2007)

Beckon (2002)

The Taming (2001)

All She Desires (2001)

Hers to Command (2001)

Royal Rumors (2000)

Omnibus in Collaboration

"Favor Me" in Naughty Bits 2 (2010)

"Anything You Want" in Naughty Bits (2009)

"First Lover" in Herotica 7 (2002)

"Santa's Little Helper" in Best Fetish Erotica (2002)

"Santa's Little Helper" in Best Women's Erotica (2000)

"Wild Justice" in Wicked Words 3 (2000)

Series/Related Titles

The Mistress Diaries

"Favor Me" (2008)

"Mile-High Mistress" (2008)

"Mistress Ménage" (2008)

"Mistress in a Bind" (2008)

"The Mistress Diaries" (2008) – a compilation of "Favor Me", "Mile-High Mistress" and "Mistress Ménage"

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