Hope C. Tarr is the award-winning author of more than 20 historical and contemporary romances and four screenplays including “Stolen Kiss” (in development) with Emmy winner, Linda Yellen. Hope has been featured in numerous entertainment news outlets, including NBC’s Today Show, Time Out New York, and The New York Post. She is a founder and past curator of the popular Manhattan-based Lady Jane’s Salon® reading series (2009 – 2021).

IRISH EYES, set in Gilded and Jazz Age New York City, is her women’s historical fiction debut. The novel releases worldwide December 7, 2023.

Prior to launching her writing career, Hope earned a Master’s Degree in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Education, both from The Catholic University of America. She and her husband, Raj live in Manhattan and on the Jersey Shore.

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