After a long career in journalism, Gerri Russell left to pursue her passion for historical romance. Since 2006, she has published 7 titles, winning two Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Awards and an RT Book Reviews American Title II Award. An expert and enthusiast of Medieval and Renaissance history, when she's not reading and writing she's a living history re-enactor with the Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire. She lives with her husband and children in Bellevue, Washington.