R. Barri Flowers is an award winning and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of romantic suspense, mystery, thriller and crime novels, with twenty Harlequin titles published to date, such as Honolulu Cold Homicide and Special Agent Witness. Chemistry and conflict between the hero and heroine, attention to detail, and incorporating the very latest advances in criminal investigations, are the cornerstones of his crime thriller fiction.

Rachel Astor is equal parts country girl and city dweller who spends an alarming amount of time correcting the word "hte". Rachel has had a lot of jobs (bookseller, realtor, 834 assorted admin roles), but none as, ahem, interesting, as when she waitressed at a bar named after a dog. She is now a USA TODAY bestselling author who splits her time between the city, the lake, and as many made-up worlds as possible. You can find her online at www.rachelastor.net.