Hannah Grace – Author Biography
Early Life
Hannah Grace is the pen name of an English author of romance novels who keeps her personal life private. She lives in Manchester, England. By her own playful account, she writes “fluffy comfort books” — warm, feel-good romances — and grew up on a diet of American television and romance novels that shaped her storytelling instincts.
Career
Grace self-published her debut novel, Icebreaker, in 2022. The book exploded on TikTok’s BookTok community and Kindle Unlimited, becoming a viral sensation that led to a traditional publishing deal with Atria later that year. Her second novel, Wildfire (2023), debuted at number two on the New York Times bestseller list, and Daydream (2024) hit number one. In 2026, Netflix ordered a television series adaptation of Icebreaker.
Major Works
The Maple Hills series — Icebreaker (2022), Wildfire (2023), and Daydream (2024) — follows interconnected couples around a college ice hockey team. Icebreaker pairs a driven figure skater with a golden-retriever hockey captain forced to share a rink. She has continued expanding the Maple Hills universe with subsequent releases.
Writing Style and Themes
Grace writes new-adult romantic comedy with heavy emphasis on comfort: banter, found family, supportive friend groups, and heroes who are emotionally intelligent “green flags.” Though British, she sets her novels at American colleges, a choice she attributes to growing up on U.S. television. Her themes are gentle but real — anxiety, grief, learning to ask for help — wrapped in swoon-worthy, low-angst romance. Her self-deprecating author voice, joking about describing eyes too often, has endeared her to readers.
Legacy
Grace is one of the breakout stars of the BookTok era, proof that self-publishing and social media could mint a global bestseller overnight. Her success helped cement sports romance and “comfort romance” as dominant trends of 2020s publishing. The Netflix adaptation of Icebreaker is set to carry her stories to an even wider audience.
