Marilyn Brant is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of contemporary women’s fiction, romantic comedy & mystery. Her debut novel won RWA’s prestigious Golden Heart® Award (2007), and she was named the Author of the Year (2013) by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. She loves all things Jane Austen, has a passion for Sherlock Holmes, is a travel addict and a music junkie, and lives on chocolate and gelato. Her latest contemporary romances are the stories in her new Mirabelle Harbor series -- Take a Chance on Me, The One That I Want, and You Give Love a Bad Name. Look for Stranger on the Shore, coming soon!