Welcome to cookiecreation.com! I’m Bobette Bryan, and whether you know me from my early internet days, my viral poetry, or you are discovering my storytelling for the very first time, I am so glad you are here.
Writing has always been my great escape, my passion. I live in the Midwest with my husband, my son, a rough collie, and a few beloved cats. I have two older sons and seven grandchildren–soon to be eight.
For years, I’ve lived with painful autoimmune disorders, including HS and Sjogren’s Disease. Stepping into the worlds of my characters is how I escape that pain and weave something beautiful out of difficult days.
I’ve worn many hats over the decades—I was an early internet pioneer, a 3D artist, a web designer, and a writer for an entertainment company. If my name sounds familiar, you might know me from my romantic and inspirational poetry; over 350 million of my poems were shared worldwide in the early days of the web, making them a true viral phenomenon before “viral” was even a common word.
Before my time in the entertainment industry, I also wrote erotic and horror short stories for various publications.
Though a predatory registrar sadly stole many of my original domains years ago, I’m a fighter. I recently reclaimed my home base at BobetteBryan.com, and my original online horror magazine has been reborn at Underworld-tales.com.
Today, my writing passion spans three distinct worlds, and I cannot wait to share them all with you.
🔍 Mystery Writing as Joy Taylor
I chose this pen name to honor my mother, Joy. The surname is a nod to my relative Elizabeth Taylor—whom my aunt Bonnie strongly resembled!
I’ve written twelve mystery novels and will soon be publishing the very first one.
The Nightingale Mystery (Book One)
In the suffocating shadows of Kent’s Livingston Hall, a theatrical murder shocks the estate. It is England, 1926, and investigator 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.
🥀 Horror & Supernatural Writing as Rose Blackwood.
No deep backstory for this pen name—I just absolutely love the classic Gothic vibe. This fall and winter, I am releasing a deeply personal, supernatural account of a real-world haunted house that my family and I lived in for many years.
Alongside this true account, I’ll also be releasing my five-book horror series under the Blackwood name.⚓
🌸 Historical RomanceWriting as Bobette Bryan
My debut novel, Painter of Dreams, is the first book in my North Star Series. It is an erotically charged romance saga about bold men with the courage to defy convention and pioneer a transatlantic steamship line—and the greater dream they find in the women they love.
Painter of Dreams is available right now on Amazon.
Will I return to historical romance writing? Absolutely. I have rough drafts for the next three novels in the queue. Spending my summer peeking back into the lives of these characters has filled my days with so much joy; they are a part of my heart and my earliest writing passions.
In Book Four, the saga will officially return to the vibrant streets of New Orleans and Liverpool with Deirdre’s story.
Thank you for being part of my journey. I will announce all of my upcoming book releases, launch dates, and Amazon links right here on this site and at BobetteBryan.com.
Stay tuned—the best stories are yet to come!