Penny Richards has been writing and selling books since 1983 with more than 40 books in print. Many have made various best-seller lists and won or been nominated for industry awards. After moving to Arkansas, she decided to take a break and pursue other things on her bucket list, including hosting a B&B and Catering business. She returned to writing in 2012, moving from contemporary romance to historical inspirational romance and historical mystery. Learning to write two new, different genres was not easy, she says, but it was worth it. She loves the research and setting familiar crimes in a different time with different social conditions, mores, and settings, not to mention limited forensics. She lives with her dog Cali and writes from her home in a small rural town in Arkansas.
