Natalie Messier is a Latina romance novelist and screenwriter originally from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. She has worked as a writers' assistant for the series Severance and Chicago Fire, and in 2024 she became a Reese's Book Club LitUp Fellow. She is currently based in Los Angeles, and when she's not writing, she can be found searching for LA's best matcha lattes, reading romance novels, and cuddling with her two cats.
If you like your love stories messy (and I really do), then you must read Natalie Messier’s debut, Every Version of You. The characters are complicated, their decisions questionable, and their chemistry palpable. Natalie Messier is one of romance’s rising stars. * CARLEY FORTUNE, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Golden Summer * An incredibly magical debut that plays with the age-old question: if asshole, why hot? EVERY VERSION OF YOU is an ode to all the chances we didn’t take—and the ones we’d chose every time. Insatiably bingeable! * ASHLEY POSTON, New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip * Wildly, wonderfully, incandescently romantic. * SARAH MACLEAN * Wonderfully weird! An intriguing thought experiment that feels like reading a romantic puzzle, Messier’s writing kept me turning the pages to discover what the next piece would reveal. Full of surprises and sneakily perceptive: a story that demands to be flipped back to the beginning once you’ve finished. * YULIN KUANG, author of How to End a Love Story * Every Version of You is a remarkable, thought-provoking, and riveting debut that demands to be read in one sitting. It is a genuinely special story and my favorite thing I've read this year. Natalie Messier has a fan in me forevermore. * TARAH DeWITT, bestselling author of Savor It and Funny Feelings * Gripping and emotional, Every Version of You is a stellar debut. I couldn’t put this book down and when I had to, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I’ll read anything Natalie Messier writes * KATIE HOLT, author of Not in My Book and The Last Page * A stunning debut. I can’t wait to watch this one soar. * VICTORIA BENTON FRANK, author of My Magnolia Summer * A terrific new voice . . . Natalie Messier delivers a novel that’s thoughtful, fast-paced, and thoroughly entertaining * SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS, New York Times bestselling author * Messier’s outstanding debut novel is a captivating romance with depth and complexity that folds in elements of SF and contemporary fiction. This superbly crafted mixture results in a novel that is both fresh and timeless, centered around this question: What would you do if you had a second chance? Fans of Sophie Cousens will appreciate this multi-layered romance. . . this will be an excellent selection for book clubs. * BOOKLIST, starred review * Every Version of You is beautiful, messy, and intriguing. I absolutely couldn't put it down. Natalie Messier curated a wonderfully complex story that will leave you thinking about what's important in life. * JOSS RICHARD, International bestselling author of It's Different This Time *