Cheryl Brooks

A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Cheryl Brooks is a critical care nurse by night and a romance writer by day. Utilizing her rich fantasy life and a knack for unobtrusive boy watching, she is currently branching out from paranormal romance into erotic novellas, both contemporary and paranormal, with her Sextet sisters for Siren, and loving it! A lifelong lover of horses and animals in general, she lives with her husband, two sons, two horses, four cats, and two dogs in rural Indiana. She enjoys cooking, gardening, and has played guitar since the age of ten. A member of the RWA and IRWA, her previously published works with Sourcebooks Casablanca include The Cat Star Chronicles series: Slave, Warrior, Rogue, Outcast, Fugitive, Hero, Virgin, and Stud. Book nine, Wildcat, is due out in February 2013, followed by a tenth installment in 2014. Cheryl has also self-published one e-book, Sex, Love, and a Purple Bikini. Midnight in Reno is her first self-published short story.