Carla Cassidy was born in Kansas. She is a popular American writer of over 80 romance novels since 1988. She also penned a fantasy novel as Carla Cook. Carla Cassidy grew up in a very small town in Kansas, where her father was an educator to children. She has been a professional cheerleader, an actress, and a singer-dancer in a show band before settling into her true love of writing. She has won numerous awards for her writing. In 1995 she won Best Silhouette Romance from Romantic Times Magazine for Anything for Danny. In 1998 she also won a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine for Best Innovative Series. She was also nominated for Best Silhouette Romance for Pregnant with… His Child. Carla Cassidy is known for her First Kiss Series and The Sweet Dreams Series. Her titles include: 5 Minutes to Marriage, An Officer and a Princess, A Father's Love and Dead Certain.