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While Christina Lauren has been releasing best-sellers for over a decade, fans are still learning a crucial detail about the author: She’s actually comprised of two people, BFFs Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings.
“It doesn’t matter how many times we’ve toured, how many book events we’ve done,” Lauren revealed to E! News in an exclusive joint interview with Christina, “there’s always somebody in the audience who comes up and is like, ‘I’m so embarrassed that I didn’t realize there were two of you.’”
However, it’s a sentiment the duo is more than happy to hear.
“For us that’s such a huge compliment, because we don’t want it to feel like it’s two people writing that feels disjointed,” Lauren continued. “We want it to feel like it’s one voice. So, people are apologetic, and we’re like, no, no, that’s actually a great compliment if you think it’s just one person.”
After all, they’ve been honing that singular voice since deciding to collaborate shortly after their 2009 introduction.