Roxanne St. Claire is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than fifty novels of suspense and romance, including many popular series such as the Dogfather, Barefoot Bay, the Guardian Angelinos, and the Bullet Catchers. She has also penned numerous standalone books and two young adult novels. In addition to being a ten-time nominee and one-time winner of Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA Award, Roxanne has won the National Reader's Choice Award for best romantic suspense four times, as well as the Daphne du Maurier Award, the HOLT Medallion, the Maggie, Booksellers Best, Book Buyers Best, the Award of Excellence, and many others. Her books have been translated into dozens of languages and one has been optioned for film. Roxanne lives in Florida with her husband and adorable dog, and still tries to run the lives of her twenty-something kids.