Carla Neggers is a New York Times–bestselling romance author of the Sharpe & Donovan and Swift River Valley series. With more than 75 novels to her name, Neggers is a founder of the New England Chapter of Romance Writers of America, former vice president of International Thriller Writers, and former president of Novelists, Inc. She is also the author of Bewitching, about a woman’s attempt to reconcile her family’s history with her new romance; The Carriage House, the first in a series that attempts to solve the mystery of a haunted property and a missing colleague; and The Widow, the first in the Ireland Series in which a homicide detective tracks down her husband’s murderer. Neggers’ most recent release, Rival’s Break, the latest installment in the Sharpe & Donovan series, concerns a stolen painting and a criminal mastermind challenge. Library Journal praised Neggers for her “unerring knack for creating compelling, sympathetic characters and vivid, realistic settings.” Neggers is also a runner who has participated in multiple half-marathons.