
In 2011, Rouda turned her focus to writing fiction, with an emphasis on women's fiction and domestic suspense. Her first book was titled Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs Fiction writing

For ten years, she was the "Connections" columnist for This Week, a publication of The Columbus Dispatch. Early writing career Īs a freelance writer, Rouda has contributed articles to Columbus Monthly and Midwest Living. The Real Living real estate franchise was eventually sold to Berkshire Hathaway. Built as the first female-focused residential real estate brand, Rouda grew the brand to more than 22 states before its sale to Brookfield Residential Property Services, a Toronto-based firm. In 2002, she created the Columbus, Ohio-based franchise company, Real Living Real Estate. She later worked as an account executive for Fahlgren & Swink, a regional advertising agency, before assuming the role of vice president of marketing at Stanley Steemer in 1995. In the early-1990s, Rouda began her career as a reporter for Business First newspaper, a member of the American City Business Journals chain.

Rouda earned a Bachelor of Arts in English, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University in 1985. Kaira Sturdivant was born on May 17, 1963, in Evanston, Illinois, to Patricia Ann Robinson Sturdivant, a community volunteer from Santa Cruz, California, and Frederick David Sturdivant, a retired professor and management consultant from San Jose, California.

Her novel, The Favorite Daughter, was released in May 2019. She is best known for her psychological suspense novels, including Best Day Ever and All the Difference. Kaira Sturdivant Rouda (born May 17, 1963) is an American author and businesswoman.
