Nina Bruhns

Nina Bruhns – Editor

Fast and supportive! 15+ years editing experience specializing in thrillers, romance, and memoirs. NYTimes and USA Today bestselling author.

Overview

NINA has been a senior editor, acquiring editor, and developmental editor for over 15 years, working for major publishers as well as independently. In addition, she has done extensive line and copy editing for both fiction and non-fiction works, including thrillers, romantic suspense, romance, and memoirs, and for the past four years has also specialized in writing back cover and marketing copy.

As a NEW YORK TIMES Best Selling and multiple USA TODAY Best Selling author, Nina has previously published over 45 award-winning romantic suspense and thriller novels. She has also studied screenwriting with a host of Hollywood writers and directors, as well as privately with such screenwriting stars as Blake Snyder, Michael Hauge, and David Freeman. As a result, Nina brings unique insight and expertise to her work as a fiction editor.

For submissions, Nina specializes in editorial assessments and developmental editing for genre fiction, but she also invites proposals for line and copy editing for both fiction and non-fiction works. For fiction, she looks for stellar writing, awesome characters, and a compelling story to work with. For non-fiction, she looks for a professional standard in the writing and/or research.

Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Historical Romance Mystery & Crime Romantic Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Languages
English (CAN) English (US)
Awards
  • New York Times Bestseller
  • USA Today Bestseller (5 times)
  • Daphne du Maurier Award for Best Mystery/Suspense of the Year (3 times)
  • RT Reviewers Choice Awards for Best Book of the Year (4 times)
  • Dorothy Parker Award for Women's Fiction (5 times)
  • RWA RITA Award nominee (2 times)
  • RWA Golden Heart Award (2 times)
Certifications
  • MA University of Chicago
  • Fil Kand Uppsala Universitat, Sweden

Work experience

Palmetto Publishing

Jan, 2018 — Present

Entangled Publishing

Apr, 2010 — Present

Penguin Random House, Berkley Imprint

Mar, 2008 — Dec, 2014 (almost 7 years)

Self-employed

Jan, 2004 — Present

Portfolio

Running Naked: Surviving the Legacy of Family in Rural Nebraska

Coash, Colby

Cahoy & Crook

Death Blossom: A Seth Bodin Novel

Maher, Kenneth

Palmetto Publishing

In the Garden Behind the Moon: A Memoir of Loss, Myth, and Magic

Chan, Alexandra A.

Flashpoint

Seven-Island-Flavored-Ramen

Amador-Rosales, Giovanni

One Man's Grief and A Long Walk

Schmidt, James A W

The Dirty Side of Leadership: The Dirty Lessons about Management Coaching and Team Development

Ward, Ron

Whistler's Walk: The Appalachian Trail in 142 Days

Monk, William

It's Up To You

Carroll II, Nolan

Two Roads Diverged: A Second Chance for the Republican Party, the Conservative Movement, the Nation― and Ourselves

Sanford, Mark

Gobble: The Quintessential Thanksgiving Playbook

Isacs, PK

Dragonflies & Mandalas: An Adult Coloring Book with Affirmations (Transcendental Coloring Books)

Transcendental Coloring Group

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Escaping the Shadows

Verge, Travis

My Big Bad Breakup: A Healing Affirmations Coloring Book (Transcendental Coloring Books)

Transcendental Coloring Group

The Truth About Familiars (Dark Enchantments)

Hauf, Michele

Familiar Stranger (Dark Enchantments)

Hauf, Michele

The Irresistible Miss Peppiwell (Scandalous House of Calydon)

Reid, Stacy

The Duke's Shotgun Wedding (Scandalous House of Calydon)

Reid, Stacy

Devil's Way Out

Dixon, Nika

A Kiss of Revenge (Entangled Ignite)

Damschroder, Natalie J.

Sweet Attraction (Slow Seductions Book 2)

Munton, Melanie

The Virgin Hunt Games, Volume 1

Teshco, Mel

Alive at 5 (The Investigators)

Bond, Linda

The Duke's Wicked Wife (Wicked Secrets Book 4)

Bright, Elizabeth

Wicked With the Scoundrel (Wicked Secrets Book 3)

Bright, Elizabeth

Dangerous Desires

Altieri, Dawn

Hot Nights in Morocco

Wiltcher, Catherine

Her Reluctant Highlander Husband (Clan MacKinlay Book 2)

Hanson, Allison B.

Her Accidental Highlander Husband (Clan MacKinlay Book 1)

Hanson, Allison B.

Healing My Body: A Healing Affirmations Coloring Book (Transcendental Coloring Books)

Transcendental Coloring Group

Must Love Santa - the Steamy Version: A Short, Steamy Holiday Romantic Suspense Novella

Bruhns, Nina

Night Mischief: a full length sexy paranormal romance novel (Dark Enchantments)

Bruhns, Nina

Lord of the Desert - a sexy full-length contemporary paranormal romance (Immortal Sheikhs Book 1)

Bruhns, Nina

Sweet Revenge - a sexy, full-length romantic suspense with hot alpha hero (New Orleans Trilogy Book 2)

Bruhns, Nina

Ghost of a Chance - a full-length sexy contemporary romance (Frenchman's Island Book 1)

Bruhns, Nina

In His Control: romantic thriller - full length

Bruhns, Nina

Blue Forever (Men in Uniform)

Bruhns, Nina

White Hot

Bruhns, Nina

Red Heat (Men in Uniform)

Bruhns, Nina

A Kiss to Kill (A Passion for Danger Trilogy Book 3)

Bruhns, Nina

If Looks Could Chill

Nina Bruhns

Shoot to Thrill (A Passion for Danger Trilogy Book 1)

Bruhns, Nina

Nina has 32 reviews

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John D.

John D.

May, 2024

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Nina is an extraordinary editor. This was my first experience working with an editor on a work of fiction and I could not have been more pleased. It was clear from the mark up of the manuscript that she read it very carefully and pointed out so many small details that I never would have caught. Nina also identified a couple of significant plot points, which once corrected significantly impro...
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Phil B.

Phil B.

Mar, 2024

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Nina is fantastic. She did much more than edit my manuscript. She guided me in several ways. First, story content. She identified inconsistencies in my story. She offered alternative story lines. Second, she fixed my grammatical mistakes, but more than that, she tried to teach me how to find and fix them myself. Third, she helped me navigate software issues and some of the differences between M...
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J.L. B.

J.L. B.

May, 2023

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Nina's editorial remarks were incisive and clear, and all her advice is absolutely stellar. She communicated clearly and encouragingly the entire time. An absolute pleasure to work with, and I would recommend her to anyone looking to take their ms to the next level!
Nina B.
Thanks JL! Right back at you! You're an amazing writer and I really look forward to seeing you soar in your career as a published author. Keep writing!
Emil B.

Emil B.

Aug, 2024

I was extremely lucky having met Nina on Reedsy. I had varying experiences with editors for my other novel but Nina was in the league of her own. Her advice was invaluable and her keen sense of the story line helped me to sharpen the plot. She was very detail-oriented without losing a big picture and held my hand through the process as no one before. It stands to reason that a person who wro...
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Nina B.
Thanks so much Emil! I loved working with you and your terrific book. Hope it's the first of many bestsellers for you!
Jolie G.

Jolie G.

Jul, 2024

Wow! What a wonderful editor to work with! Nina is exactly who I needed at this point in my writing journey. She is insightful, helpful and quite thorough, along with being very positive. Her Editorial Assessment was detailed and addressed all of the issues I knew where there and identified some I needed to know about. Her input is invaluable. I am really happy that I connected with her.

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