Colleen Thompson is the author of seventeen published/contracted novels, including her latest romantic thriller BENEATH BONE LAKE (Love Spell, June 2009). Her books have been honored with the Texas Gold Award and Publisher's Weekly starred review, along with Romantic Times Top Picks, KISS awards, and nominations for the Rita, Daphne du Maurier, Dorothy Parker, and RT Reviewers' Choice awards. Colleen has also written for WRITER'S DIGEST and The Romance Writer's Report and is a frequent speaker on the craft and business of writing. FMI, visit www.colleen-thompson.com or stop by her publishing blog www.boxingoctopus.blogspot.com.