USA Today bestseller Debra Holland is a psychotherapist, corporate crisis counselor, and martial arts instructor, as well as an acclaimed author. It wasn’t until she finished many years of grad school that she began her writing career in earnest. In addition to her historical westerns, Holland is also the author of the self-help book The Essential Guide to Grief and Grieving and two books of fantasy romance, Sower of Dreams and Reaper of Dreams. She lives in Southern California, where she was born and raised.