Nancy Herkness is the award-winning author of the Consultants, Second Glances, Wager of Hearts, and Whisper Horse series and other contemporary romance novels. A two-time nominee for the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award, she has received many other honors for her work, including the Book Buyers Best Top Pick, the Booksellers' Best Award, and the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award.

Nancy graduated from Princeton University, where she majored in English. In addition to completing her academic work in literature, she was accepted into Princeton's creative writing program, and her senior thesis was a volume of original poetry.

After graduating, Nancy followed a varied career path. Once her children were in school, she published her first romance, A Bridge to Love. A native of West Virginia, Nancy now lives in suburban New Jersey with two tabby cats. For more information visit www.nancyherkness.com.