Joy Jordan-Lake is a #1 Amazon bestselling author, mom, hiker, dog-lover, gardener of all things hardy that need no coddling, a recently rededicated--but often backsliding--runner, and from time to time, an adjunct professor of literature and creative writing. To date, she's written ten books, including historical and dual timeline novels such as the #1 bestselling A Tangled Mercy, set in Charleston, South Carolina; Under a Gilded Moon, set at the Biltmore Estate during the Gilded Age; and the Christy Award-winning Blue Hole Back Home. Joy's most recent children's picture book is Sir Drake the Brave. Her upcoming historical mystery A Bend of Light, set post-WW2 on the coast of Maine, releases this fall. Joy loves to connect with readers and other writers, so a hundred thousand welcomes to you!