Lantern author

Molly O'Gorman

Teacher by day, romance author by night

YA romanceMiddle grade romance

Behind the byline

About the author

Middle school teacher + YA romance author = living the dream (and grading papers between chapters)

I write the book boyfriends my students deserve 💕

Debut novel coming January 2027! Early access serial found here! Coffee-powered. HEA-obsessed. Always rooting for first love.

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Author marginalia

The fun stuff.

The little things readers always want to know after the last page.

Forever shelf

Favorite books

Bridge to Terabithia
Summer of my German Soldier

In the headphones

Writing soundtrack

A playlist is coming soon.

Tiny author lore

Things to know

I teach middle schoolers and they are my beta audience: you want honesty - you got it! Especially the giggles!

On Lantern

Stories by Molly O'Gorman

Romance

Summer Hearts

✔️ A scholarship student who earned every single thing she has ✔️ A boy with a secret sketchbook full of birds ✔️ Six weeks in the wilderness ✔️ A species that came back after 40 years of being gone ✔️ A kiss in a storm ✔️ Two people who were absolutely, definitely just research partners