American
Lynn Painter is an American author of romance and young adult fiction. She lives in Nebraska, where she worked as a teacher before writing full time. She began with young adult novels, including Better Than the Movies, a teen romance that became a bestseller and was adapted into a film. She then moved into adult romance with Mr. Wrong Number, published in 2022, which follows a woman who exchanges flirty texts with a stranger who turns out to be her roommate. She followed it with Mr. Wrong Number's companion-style rom-coms such as Mr. Right Next Door and The Do-Over. Her books rely on banter, familiar romantic setups and light humor. They are popular with readers on social media, especially on BookTok, and have helped keep the contemporary rom-com in wide circulation.