Shannon McKenna is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including In For the Kill, Fatal Strike, and Behind Closed Doors. She loves tough and heroic alpha males, heroines with the brains and guts to match them, villains who challenge them to their utmost, adventure, scorching sensuality, and most of all, the redemptive power of true love. Since she was small she has loved abandoning herself to the magic of a good book. Her fond childhood fantasy was that writing would be just like that, but with the added benefit of being able to take credit for the story at the end.