Pat Warren began her writing career at the age of 16 with a teenage column in the Akron Beacon Journal. She later wrote about marriage and motherhood for the Detroit News and sold her first novel to Silhouette Books in 1986. While continuing her romance writing, Pat also wrote romantic suspense, mystery, and contemporary mainstream fiction for Zebra Books and Warner Books.She is the author of 48 novels and has over six million books in print. Several of her novels have appeared on the B. Dalton Bookseller, Waldenbooks, and USA Today bestseller lists.