Lauren Sharman, who was voted BEST ROMANCE AUTHOR in the 2006 Annual Preditors & Editors Reader’s Poll, has been creating characters and writing short stories since she was a little girl. But it was her love of reading that finally inspired her to write novels. At home in Maryland, she and her husband live on three acres of land with their two kids, and share a passion for classic cars, music, steamed crabs, and spending time with their friends. She is an active member of both the Maryland Romance Writers and Romance Writer’s of America, and is an RWA PRO. She loves talking about her books, so feel free to contact her at LaurenSharman@gmail.com or through her website at: www.LaurenSharman.com In addition to The Long Road Home (The Final McCassey Book) Lauren’s other award winning releases from Whiskey Creek Press include: Her Shadow (A short story in the HATE Anthology) (August 2006) #9 BESTSELLER at Whiskey Creek Press, September 2006 No Worries (The McCassey Brother’s Trilogy: Book 1) (October 2006) -#1 BESTSELLER at Whiskey Creek Press; December 2006, 2006 Preditors & Editors Reader’s Poll #1 BEST ROMANCE NOVEL; Recipient of the 2006 eCataromance REVIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD The Devil’s Candy (The McCassey Brother’s Trilogy: Book 2) (May 2007); #2 BESTSELLER at Whiskey Creek Press, May & June 2007; Recipient of the 2007 eCataromance REVIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD; 2007 Preditors & Editors Reader’s Poll Top Ten Finisher; Voted eCataromance BEST ROMANTIC SUSPENSE NOVEL of 2007 Dusty Rose (The McCassey Brother’s Trilogy: Book 3) (January 2008); -#1 BESTSELLER at Whiskey Creek Press, January 2008