TARA LASKOWSKI is the award-winning author of One Night Gone, The Mother Next Door, The Weekend Retreat, and The Cold Read. She is also the author of two short story collections, Modern Manners for Your Inner Demons and Bystanders. Tara earned a BA from Susquehanna University and an MFA from George Mason University and currently lives in Virginia. Find her on Twitter and Instagram, @TaraLWrites.