Hannah Goodman’s dream of being a writer dates all the way back to elementary school in Middletown. Fast forward a few years and the Bristol resident, a psychotherapist by day, has recently released her 5th book, published by The Wild Rose Press.

Her first three books, The Maddie Chronicles, is a boxed set of 3 young adult modern adventures. The Maddie Chronicles began with her first book, My Sister's Wedding, which won first place in the 2004 Writer's Digest Self-Published Books Awards Children's/Teen Division. She published the follow-up, My Summer Vacation, in May 2006, which went on to win a bronze IPPY in 2007. The third Maddie book, Fear of Falling, was released in the fall of 2009 and was praised by teachers and readers for tackling subjects like homophobia and coming out. She transitioned to writing romance with her fourth book, Till It Stops Beating.

Her latest work, also a romance, it titled I Love That Girl. Told from the point-of-views of 4 best friends on a trip to paradise, I Love That Girl is a story of love, romance, sexuality, and friendship.

One Goodreads reviewer says I Love That Girl is "simultaneously joyous, sexy, and uncertain" and is "the perfect book for any season of life." Another called it “A brilliant window into the messiness of life, love, and sexuality—with a funny as hell edge.”

“Goodman doesn’t manipulate her characters into anything that cliché,” wrote another. “And yet, beneath the sharp-edged humor that will have you laughing out loud and the poignancy that will have you aching to just make things right for these four flawed people, is an undercurrent that leaves us... and them ...hopeful about all those things. These are characters that continue to live in your mind after you’ve closed the book. And yes, I’m still rooting for them.”

Goodman’s work has also appeared in several online publications, including MindBodyGreen, OC87 Recovery Diaries, and Zencare.co, The Mighty, and Scary Mommy. She currently writes about writing, publishing, and mental health on her Substack called Writing My Way Through It.

To read more about Goodman’s work, or to purchase an autographed copy, visit hannahrgoodman.com.