Maris Soule

Maris Soule has had three mysteries in the P.J. Benson (Crows) series published by Five Star/ Gale/Cengage, twenty-five category romances published by Harlequin, Silhouette and Bantam, and a mini-mystery published by Woman's World. Several of her romances were romantic suspense. Soule is a two-time RITA finalist, and her books have won or placed in several contests. A Killer Past was a finalist for the 2012 Claymore Award as well as a finalist (under a different title) in the 2012 Writers-Editors Network International Writing Competition.Born and raised in California, Maris Soule was studying for a master's degree at U.C. Santa Barbara when she was swept off her feet by a red-head with blue eyes. Soule now lives in Michigan, a quarter mile from Lake Michigan, with an oversized Rhodesian Ridgeback and the same red-head. Maris Soule is on Facebook, Twitter (@marisSouthHaven), and LinkedIn. She also writes a weekly blog on writing and Rhodesian Ridgebacks http://marissoule.com/blog/