Lyla Lane (pen name of Sonia Hartle)
Author of cozy mystery The Best Little Motel in Texas and multiple rom-com and young adult novels, writing under the pen name Lyla Lane with prior publications as Sonia Hartle.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 53min
The Best Little Motel in Texas with Author, Lyla Lane.
Lyla Lane (pen name of Sonia Hartl), a prolific rom-com, YA, and cozy mystery author. She recounts her long querying journey and hybrid indie/traditional publishing path. She explains how Dolly Parton inspired a cozy-mystery set in Texas. She discusses pen-name rebranding, balancing writing with a day job, slow-burn series plans, and creative struggles during hard times.
