Joanna Bourneย is the award-winning author ofย Rogue Spy, The Black Hawk,ย The Forbidden Rose,ย My Lord and Spymaster,ย andย The Spymasterโs Lady. She has always loved reading and writing romance. Sheโs drawn to Revolutionary and Napoleonic France and Regency England because, as she puts it, โIt was a time of love and sacrifice, daring deeds, clashing ideals, and really cool clothing.โ Sheโs lived in seven different countries, including England and France, the settings of the Spymaster series.ย Bourne lives on a mountaintop in the Appalachians with her family, a peculiar cat, and an old brown country dog.
Kirsten Potterย has performed at theaters across the country, including the Geffen Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum, Laguna Playhouse, Seattle Repertory Theatre, and Arena Stage. Her film and TV work includeย Judging Amy,ย Bones,ย andย The Eyes Have It; and she has voiced numerous roles for animation and video games.ย Kirsten has narrated numerous audiobooks, includingย Hattie Big Sky, If I Stay, Madapple, The Neighbor, Sammy's House,ย andย The Snowball.ย She hasย received threeย AudioFileย Earphones Awardsย for her outstanding narration.