Cynthia Eden is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over fifty novels and novellas. A native of Alabama, she is a member of Mensa, Sisters in Crime and International Thriller Writers, as well as the Kiss of Death and the Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal Chapters of RWA. Eden is a three-time RITA Award Finalist, and won a Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence in 2009 and 2010. She lives with her family in Mobile, Alabama. Visit her at cynthiaeden.com.