Forever shelf
Favorite books
- Bridge to Terabithia
- Summer of my German Soldier
A light is moving through the stacks
Finding your place.
Lantern is setting out the next page.
LanternMO
Molly O'Gorman
✨First Million WordsFounding word contributor
How it was earned: Published work that helped Lantern reach its first one million story words.
Teacher by day, romance author by night
YA romanceMiddle grade romance
16,021published words across 1 Lantern story
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.
Visit the author’s website →The fun stuff.
The little things readers always want to know after the last page.
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
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