Winner of the Holt Medallion, Maggie, Daphne du Maurier, Reviewer's Choice and Epic awards, Barbara Monajem wrote her first story at eight years old about apple tree gnomes. She published a middle-grade fantasy when her children were young. When they grew up, she turned to writing for adults, first the Bayou Gavotte paranormal mysteries and then Regency romances with intrepid heroines and long-suffering heroes (or vice versa). Some of her Regencies have magic in them and some don't (except for the magic of love, which is in every story she writes).Barbara loves to cook, especially soups, and is an avid reader. There are only two items on her bucket list: to make asparagus pudding and succeed at knitting socks. She'll manage the first but doubts she'll ever accomplish the second. This is not a bid for immortality but merely the dismal truth. She lives near Atlanta, Georgia with an ever-shifting population of relatives, friends, and feline strays.** Learn more about Barbara at her website: http://www.BarbaraMonajem.com** Friend or follow Barbara here on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/barbara.monajem** Follow Barbara on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BarbaraMonajem** Follow or friend Barbara on Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1chhzpf** Sign up for her occasional newsletter here: http://www.barbaramonajem.com/contact.html