Martina Boone is the award-winning author of the romantic southern gothic Heirs of Watson Island series for young adults, including Compulsion, Persuasion, and Illusion from Simon & Schuster, Simon Pulse, and of heartwarming contemporary romances for adult readers beginning with Lake of Destiny. She's also the founder of AdventuresInYAPublishing.com, a three-time Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers site and is on the board of the Literary Council of Northern Virginia. She lives with her husband, children, a Shetland Sheepdog, and a lopsided cat, and she enjoys writing romances set in the kinds of magical places she loves to visit. When she isn't writing, she's addicted to travel, horses, skiing, chocolate flavored tea, and anything with Nutella on it. http: //www.martinaboone.com/