Cheryl Bolen is the award-winning author of more than a dozen historical romance novels set in Regency England, including Marriage of Inconvenience, My Lord Wicked, and A Duke Deceived. Her books have received numerous awards, such as the 2011 International Digital Award for Best Historical Novel and the 2006 Holt Medallion for Best Historical. She was also a 2006 finalist in the Daphne du Maurier for Best Historical Mystery. She is the mother of two grown sons, and lives with her husband in Texas.