Author: Hilary Fields

Hilary Fields writes women’s novels blending comedy, family upheaval, and the search for a more satisfying life. Bliss follows pastry chef Serafina Wilde after personal disappointment sends her from New York to Santa Fe, where her aunt offers her a family business with an unconventional history. Hachette’s Redhook record identifies Fields as the credited creator while dating the book to 2013, and connects its bakery premise with questions of courage, friendship, and renewal. A St. John’s College alumni profile independently links Fields to Santa Fe and notes that she studied classics and philosophy before developing a career in romance and women’s fiction. Food gives the novel its sensory texture, but the larger movement is Sera’s effort to rebuild work, affection, and confidence on her own terms. Bliss therefore represents Hilary Fields’s preference for warm ensemble storytelling, where eccentric relatives and a distinctive setting help a protagonist reconsider what success and belonging can mean.