Award-winning author Ashley Gardner is the pseudonym for New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ashley. Under both names, and a third--Allyson James (the Stormwalker series)--Ashley has had more than 35 novels and a dozen novellas published in mystery, urban fantasy, and romance. She has won the RITA award (given by Romance Writers of America for the best romances of the year) and several RT BookReviews Reviewers Choice awards, including Best Historical Mystery for The Sudbury School Murders. Jennifer's hobbies include reading, traveling, gardening, and building dollhouse miniatures. She currently lives in the desert southwest. For more information, see her website: http://www.gardnermysteries.com