Nationally bestselling author Kari Lee Harmon lives in central New York with her husband, her three grown sons, her darling daughter, and two adorable Samoyeds. She is an Agatha, RT Reviewers' Choice, and Golden Duck Award nominee. A former English teacher, she is a longtime lover of reading and writing. She writes romance and women's fiction, as well as mysteries and upper middle grade books under the name Kari Lee Townsend. These days, you'll find her at home walking her dogs and working on her next novel.