Carolyn Ridder Aspenson is the bestselling author of the Rachel Ryder thriller series. She also writes sassy, southern cozy mysteries. Now an empty-nester, Carolyn lives in the Atlanta suburbs with her husband, two Pit Bull-Boxer mix dogs and two cantankerous cats, but you'll often find her at a local coffee shop people-watching (and listening.) Or as she likes to call it: plotting her next novel.