Welcome to my  website. I’m Author Bobette Bryan.

I believe that storytelling should have no limits, which is why I write across three vastly different genres. Whether you’re looking for a sweeping historical love story, a gripping mystery to solve, or a spine-chilling horror story, you’ll find a home here.

🌸 Historical Romance (Writing as Bobette Bryan)

• Painter of Dreams (North Star Series Book 1):
In the fog-drenched shadows of New Orleans, a night of secrets will change two lives forever.
While trying to save her troubled sister, aspiring artist Desiree Thornton falls into the path of Brandon Hawthorn, the Earl of Drayton. He’s a man of sweeping ambition and scorching touch, but he mistakenly believes Desiree is a thief and a murderer. Brandon arrived in America seeking investors for his shipping empire, but tragedy forces him onto a new path of revenge. To survive the fallout, both must surrender to an unforgettable passion and finish the dangerous game they started.
• Current Status: The updated version is launching soon and will be available on Amazon.

🔍 Historical Mystery (Writing as Joy Taylor)
Honoring my mother Joy and relative Elizabeth Taylor, I use the pen name Joy Taylor for my twelve mystery novels.
To catch a clever killer, a haunted detective must survive the ghosts of his own tragic past.
• The Nightingale Mystery (Book One): In the suffocating shadows of Kent’s Livingston Hall, a theatrical murder shocks the estate. It’s England, 1926, Scotland Yard Detective Edward Thorn is summoned into the eye of a terrible storm to piece together a deadly puzzle. But Edward is a man fighting his own ghosts. Still reeling from the tragic loss of his mother and haunted by violent flashbacks of the Great War, Thorn must navigate a house full of secrets to unmask a killer. Evocative and deeply suspenseful, this historical mystery will captivate fans of The Woman in White and Rebecca.
• Current Status: Final polishes are underway for an Amazon launch.

🥀 Gothic Horror & Supernatural (Writing as Rose Blackwood)
Includes a five-book horror series and a supernatural account of a real-world family haunted house.
• My True Supernatural Account (Title TBA):
It didn’t just haunt the house—it stalked my family, and launched a final, violent assault.
For years, my family lived in a sinister Victorian mansion with a shifting array of spirits. We escaped once, but financial ruin in 2003 forced us back into the darkness. For the next fourteen years, the haunting escalated into a targeted campaign against me. The entity’s rage culminated during our final departure, when it physically assaulted me. Today, I’ve never stepped foot inside since. Shielded by what I believe is divine intervention, I finally looked back, unmasking the malevolent being who terrorized us. Finally, I’m ready to share our true story of survival.
• Current Status: Coming this winter/spring under the Blackwood name.