TJ Bennett is the author of "Dark and Daring Romance" and a former Romance Writers of America Golden Heart nominee. TJ writes "outside the box" historical romance featuring richly detailed settings and unusual subjects. Her critically-acclaimed debut novel, THE LEGACY, was rated a "Buried Treasure 2008" and given "Desert Isle Keeper" status by the influential reader site All About Romance. The Historical Novel Society deemed THE LEGACY "a solid historical romance from a promising debut author." THE LEGACY, set in 16th century Reformation Germany during the Peasant Revolution, was also a finalist in the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence and the Book Buyers Best Award. TJ's second novel, THE PROMISE, follows a mercenary during Charles V's Italian campaigns. THE PROMISE was awarded TOP PICK status by Night Owl Romance and given 4 stars by Romantic Times BOOKReviews, which called TJ an "author to watch." Eye on Romance's Historical Romance Writers review says TJ is a "master at writing historical fiction." TJ's latest novel, DARK ANGEL: A GOTHIC FAIRY TALE, is a Victorian-set historical romance that some are calling "Beauty and the Beast meets Lost."