Sherryl Woods

Sherryl Woods
Born (1944-07-23) July 23, 1944
Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Pen name
  • Alexandra Kirk
  • Suzanne Sherrill
OccupationNovelist
Alma materOhio State University
Period1982–present
GenreRomantic novel, mystery novel
Website
www.sherrylwoods.com

Sherryl Woods (pen names Alexandra Kirk and Suzanne Sherrill; born July 23, 1944, Arlington, Virginia) is an American writer of over 110 romance and mystery novels since 1982. Her Chesapeake Shores novels inspired a six season series on Hallmark Channel. In addition, the Netflix series Sweet Magnolias is based on Woods' books, and she serves as an executive producer for the series.

She splits her time between Colonial Beach, Virginia, and Florida.