About the Author Rene Averett blogs regularly on her Skinny Girl Bistro site where she shares information about low-carb foods, living a low-carb lifestyle, and many recipes. This book combines the first three booklets in the Low-carb 15 series. She also has two books in the Low-carb Recipe Magic series. Born in Texas, Rene has been transplanted and thrives in Nevada. She has lived in Los Angeles and Las Vegas and now makes her home in Reno, Nevada. The latter part of her career centered on doing technical writing for a large gaming manufacturer and she enjoyed it right up until her retirement. She is now pursuing a career as an author and book publisher under Pynhavyn Press. She is a member of the Fiction Writers Group and the High Sierra Writers.