Carole Mortimer has written 295 books, in contemporary romantic suspense, Regency romance, paranormal romance, and MM Regency romance. She became an indie author in 2014 and loves every minute of it. In May 2017 she received a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times. She is the Recipient of the 2015 Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She’s an Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author—ever. Carole is a 2014 Romantic Times Pioneer of Romance. She was also recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, for her “outstanding service to literature”.