Barbara Metzger is the author of over three dozen books and a dozen novellas. Her novels, mostly set in Regency-era England, have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America RITA, the National Reader's Choice Award, and the Madcap award for humor in romance writing. In addition, Barbara has won two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Magazine. Source: http://www.barbarametzger.com/about_barbara.htm She has expanded in recent years to writing contemporary romance under her own name, as well as fantasy fiction (the Willow Tate series) under the pen name Celia Jerome. Metzger lives in Eastern Long Island.