Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Colleen Hoover is one of the most well-known romance authors. With highly publicized book-to-screen adaptations of her novels, It Ends With Us and Regretting You, the Texas native has become a household name. But she is managing a difficult battle behind the scenes of her success. Amid her rising popularity, Colleen has been fighting cancer. In January 2026, Colleen updated her Instagram followers on her radiation treatment, noting that she reached the second to last day of the journey. "I wish I could blame my hair and facial expressions on @Texas.