New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Brenda Novak has penned over 40 novels. A two-time Rita nominee, she's won The National Reader's Choice, The Bookseller's Best, The Bookbuyer's Best and many other awards. She runs an annual on-line auction for diabetes research every May at www.brendanovak.com. To date, she's raised over $1 million. Brenda considers herself lucky to be a mother of five and married to the love of her life.Thomas C. Reeves is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin. He is also the author of "The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy and "The Empty Church: The Suicide of Liberal Christianity. He lives in Franksville, Wisconsin.