Born to a feisty Italian mother and a gentle blue-eyed Irishman, award-winning author, M. Kate Quinn draws on her quirky sense of humor, hopelessly romantic nature, highly developed sense of family and friendship, and her love for a good story while writing her novels. Her Perennials Series began with Summer Iris (Wild Rose Press, July 2010) a Golden Quill Award finalist for Best First Book. The second, Moonlight and Violet (Wild Rose Press, June 2011) won the coveted Golden Leaf Award for Best Contemporary Novel 2011. The last in the series, Brookside Daisy (Wild Rose Press, February 2012) was a Gold Leaf Award finalist. Her next project, The Ronan's Harbor Series, is a trilogy of romances set in a quaint shore town, the first installment, Letters and Lace, released June 26, 2013.M. Kate Quinn, a life-long native of New Jersey, makes her home in Central Jersey with her husband and their magnificent Beta fish, Indigo.