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Courtney Preiss was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey off the same Highway 9 Bruce Springsteen sings about on “Born to Run.”

She graduated from Emerson College with a BFA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing. Her first novel, Welcome Home, Caroline Kline, was published in April 2024 by Putnam/Penguin Random House, and was an instant USA Today bestseller.

She lives in Asbury Park, NJ with her husband, their son, and their rescue dog, Barry.