Patricia Frances Rowell lives in north Louisiana on thirty-two acres of trees in a house that she and her own hero built with their own hands. Her first novel was a RITA Award finalist in 2003 and won the unpublished Daphne Award under its working title in 2001. Her second book took second place in the 2004 published Daphne Award. A Scandalous Situation, published in 2004, also placed second in the 2005 Daphne. Visit Patricia’s website at: www.patriciafrancesrowell.com