Jo Beverley is the NYT bestselling author of over thirty historical romance novels, all set in her native England. She has a degree in English history from Keele University, Staffordshire. After many decades in Canada, she has now returned to live in England.She is the recipient of numerous awards including two Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times. She is also a five-time winner of the RITA and a member of the RWA Hall of Fame and Honor Roll.Publishers Weekly declared Jo Beverley "Arguably today's most skillful writer of intelligent historical romance..." Her work has been described as "Sublime!" (by Booklist) and Romantic Times described her as "one of the great names of the genre."