Marie Force is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of more than twenty-five contemporary romances, including the Green Mountain series, the McCarthys of Gansett Island series, the Fatal series, the Treading Water series and numerous stand-alone books. While her husband was in the U.S. Navy, Marie lived in Spain, Maryland and Florida, and she is now settled in her home state of Rhode Island. She is the mother of two teenagers and two feisty dogs, Brandy and Louie. Subscribe to updates from Marie about new books and other news at www.marieforce.com, follow her on Twitter @marieforce and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MarieForceAuthor and join one of her many reader groups! View the list at www.marieforce.com/connect/