Ronie Kendig is an award-winning, bestselling author of a dozen novels. She grew up an Army brat. Now, she and her husband, an Army veteran, have an adventurous life in Northern Virginia with their children and a retired military working dog, VVolt N629. Ronie's degree in Psychology has helped her pen novels of intense, raw characters. Since launching onto the publishing scene in 2010, Ronie and Rapid-Fire Fiction novels have hit bestseller lists and garnered awards and critical acclaim, including:2016 INSPY Shortlist - Falcon (Suspense/Mystery/Thriller)2016 INSPY Shortlist - Embers (Speculative Fiction)2015 RT Reviewer's Choice Award Finalist - Falcon2015 FamilyFiction 15 Top Books of 2015 - Falcon2015 Lime Award Winner - Falcon (Suspense)2014 INSPY Award Finalist - Talon: Combat Tracking Team Dog2013 HOLT Medallion Winner - Trinity: Military War Dog (Best Book by a Virginia Author)2013 Selah Award Winner - Firethorn (Fiction - Suspense)2013 Inspirational Reader's Choice Award Winner - Trinity: Military War Dog (Romantic Suspense)2012 Christy Award Winner - Wolfsbane (Contemporary Romance)2012 Lime Award Winner - Firethorn (Suspense)2012 Carol Award Finalist - Wolfsbane (Romantic Suspense)Christian Retailing's 2011 Readers' Choice Awards Finalist - Nightshade2011 Inspirational Reader's Choice Award Finalist - Nightshade (Romantic Suspense)Named one of the Top 25 Christian Fiction Suspense, Mystery, and Thriller Writers by FamilyFiction (Sept 2011)2011 FamilyFiction Readers' Choice Awards - 3rd place as New Favorite Author, 8th place with Nightshade for Novel of the Year.INSPY Award Shortlist final in Mystery/Thriller (Dead Reckoning)The Christian Manifesto's 2010 Lime Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction (Nightshade) Ronie's titles include: -->DEAD RECKONING-->The Discarded Heroes series (NIGHTSHADE, DIGITALIS, WOLFSBANE, FIRETHORN)-->A Breed Apart series (TRINITY:MILITARY WAR DOG, TALON:COMBAT TRACKING TEAM, BEOWULF: EXPLOSIVES DETECTION DOG)-->The Quiet Professionals Series (RAPTOR 6, HAWK, FALCON). -->Operation Zulu: Redemption-->The Tox Files Ronie can be found at www.roniekendig.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/rapidfirefiction), Twitter (@roniekendig), Instagram (@kendigronie) and GoodReads.