Darlene Marshall writes award winning stories of romance and adventure, featuring pirates, privateers, smugglers and the occasional possum.THE PIRATE'S SECRET BABY--Now available!Castaway Dreams, 2013 Aspen Gold Reader's Choice Award. Sea Change was a finalist for the 2012 Golden Quill Award for Regency romances, and placed in the FCRW Beacon competition. Other awards for Marshall's romances include the FCRW Beacon for The Bride and the Buccaneer, the Eppie for Historical Romance for Captain Sinister's Lady and Pirate's Price, and placing in the Lories awards for Smuggler's Bride.Her books are available in print, ebook format, Kindle editions, and also in German and Estonian editions.Marshall lives in North Florida, is a graduate of the University of Florida (Go Gators!), and loves being a writer because her work wardrobe is shorts, sandals and tropical shirts with flamingos. The best days are when she puts the convertible top down and cruises over to the beach to do research.