Sherryl Woods born on July 23, 1944 in Arlington, Virginia, United States. She graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Journalism. She worked for several newspapers covering everything from suburban government to entertainment, eventually specializing in television, she became the television editor for papers in Ohio and Florida. She served as president of the guild for Miami City Ballet for three terms.

Sherryl published her first romance novels in 1982 as Alexandra Kirk and Suzanne Sherrill, in 1985 she published her first book as Sherryl Woods. In 1986, she left her work of journalist, and now she writes full-time. She also writes two mystery series by fictional sleuths; Molly DeWitt and Amanda Roberts, were optioned for television, which brought Sherryl full circle to the medium she once covered.