Years after receiving her Criminal Justice degree from the University of Oklahoma , Laura renken aka Melody Thomas discovered the historical romance genre. True legends like M.M Kaye, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Judith McNaught, and Penelope Williamson, sparked her love for writing and convinced her she wanted only to do one thing in life and that was to create great stories alive with grit and passion.In the past. She's written westerns for Leisure under Lori Morgan and Pirate adventure books for Berkley under Laura Renken. Her books have been five times reviewer nominated by Romantic Times Bookclub for Best Adventure and Best Historical Suspense and Gothic categories. (Read more)