Tema Merback, writing as Belle Ami. She is a Kathryn McBride scholar of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. She lives in California with her husband, two children, three dogs, and horse. She is the author of The Only One series, The One (#1), and The One & More (#2). Her third in the series titled One More Time is Not Enough, was published July 13th, 2016. Her next book, Saving Layla, will be published by Hartwood Publishing in early 2017. A quote that Belle considers her mantra is by Wilferd Peterson, "Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve."
