Kim Baldwin has published eight novels and five short stories with Bold Strokes Books. Her latest release is Breaking the Ice. Four of her solo books have been finalists for awards, and she is a 2008 recipient of an Alice B. Readers Appreciation Award. After 20 years as a network news journalist, she returned to her home state of Michigan to live in a cabin in the woods, but she keeps her passport and camera handy to hit the road whenever possible.

Xenia Alexiou is Greek and lives in Europe. An avid reader and knowledge junkie, she likes to travel all over the globe and take pictures of the wonderful and interesting people that represent different cultures. Trying to see the world through their eyes has been her most challenging yet rewarding pursuit so far. These travels have inspired countless stories, and it''s these stories that she is grateful for the opportunity to write about. The Elite Operatives Series is her first published work. Her first book, Lethal Affairs, won the Lesbian Fiction Readers Choice Award in the adventure category.