USA Today bestselling author Tracy Sumner's storytelling career began when she picked up a historical romance on a college beach trip—and she fondly blames LaVyrle Spencer for her lifelong obsession with the genre. She's a recipient of the National Readers' Choice Award, HOLT Medallion, and Georgia Romance Writers' MAGGIE Award.

When she's not writing sizzling love stories about feisty heroines and their temperamental-but-entirely-lovable heroes, Tracy enjoys reading, snowboarding, yoga, travel, and cheering on her college football team (Go Tigers!).