Kristen Ashley is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of over eighty romance novels. Her books have been translated into fifteen languages, with three million copies sold.

Born in Gary and raised in Brownsburg, Indiana, Kristen was a fourth-generation graduate of Purdue University. Since, she has lived in Denver, the West Country of England, and she now resides in Phoenix. She worked as a charity executive for eighteen years prior to beginning her writing career.