California-born Shirley Marks lives in Silicon Valley with her software engineer husband and unpredictable Rat Terrier. Shirley travels to and from London several times a year where she researches settings, develop new characters, and stories weave together for her next Regency novel! When at home, she spends time writing and trying to adjust to Pacific Standard Time. Shirley writes Traditional Regency Romance stories (sweet/clean) and clean Romantic Comedies. She is currently working on the final installment of the Regency set Gentlemen of Worth series. Shirley blogs about writing her first series: CitrusParlor.blogspot.comYou can visit Shirley at: www.ShirleyMarks.com