Anne Cleeland holds a degree in English from UCLA as well as a degree in law from Pepperdine University. She writes a contemporary Scotland Yard series that features detectives Acton and Doyle, and she also writes a historical series set in the Regency period. A member of International Thriller Writers, The Historical Novel Society, and Mystery Writers of America, she lives in California and has four children. www.annecleeland.com; @annecleeland.