Romance author Susan Mallery has a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's degree in Writing Popular Fiction. She is a New York Times bestselling author who has written over 80 books, including the Marcelli Sisters Trilogy, the Desert Rogues Series and the Fool's Gold Series. She won the Romantic Times' award for best Silhouette Special Edition and the National Readers Choice Award. She also made The New York Times Best Seller List with her title The Christmas Wedding Ring.