C.S. Smith writes steamy romantic suspense featuring former special operators. She admits to having a thing for alpha males. The bigger and badder, the harder they fall!Her love of spine-tingling romance can be traced to her formative years in DC, surrounded by intrigue and handsome men in uniform-including the one she married.A native New Englander who has spent over half her life in North Carolina, she's an empty nester, leaving only her husband and "faux" Golden Retriever at her mercy.