Born and raised on the Wirral Peninsula in England, Charlotte Hawkes is mum to two intrepid boys who love her to play building block games with them, and object loudly to the amount of time she spends on the computer. When she isn’t writing—or building with blocks—she is company director for a small Anglo/French construction firm. Charlotte loves to hear from readers, and you can contact her at her website: charlotte-hawkes.com.Kristine is a university writing teacher by day; by night (really early mornings, actually), she writes sassy, strong heroines who love their flawed heroes and always get their HEA. When she's not writing or teaching, Kristine reads anything you put in her hands, hikes with her daughter and dog, and plans vacations. Powered by caffeine and big dreams. Unofficially sponsored by espresso. Find her on Twitter @kristinelauthor or email kristinelynnauthor@gmail.com.