Natalie J. Damschroder is an award-winning, multi-published author of contemporary and paranormal romance, with an emphasis on romantic adventure. Her 18 novels, 7 novellas, and 15 short stories have been published by Avid Press, Echelon Press, Amber Quill Press, Carina Press, and Entangled Publishing. Natalie grew up in Massachusetts, and loves the New England Patriots more than anything. (Except her family. And writing and reading. And popcorn.) When she's not writing, she does freelance editing and works part time as a chiropractic assistant. She and her husband have two daughters they've dubbed "the anti-teenagers," one of whom is also a novelist. (The other one prefers math. Smart kid. Practical.)SUNROPER, the third book in her Goddesses Rising trilogy, is the 2014 winner of the Prism award in Light Paranormal Romance. A 2012 recipient of the RWA Service Award, she has also had two finalists in the EPIC eBook Awards romantic suspense category: Fight or Flight in the 2012 awards, and Acceptable Risks, which won the category in 2013. You can learn more about her at www.nataliedamschroder.com, where you'll also find links to her blogs and social media.In 2014 she also launched her first series of young adult paranormal adventures with FULL FUSION, written as NJ Damschroder.