Award winning, USA Today Bestselling AuthorToby Neal grew up on the island of Kaua`i in Hawaii. After a few “stretches of exile” to pursue education, the islands have been home for the last fifteen years.Toby Neal is a mental health therapist, a career that has informed the depth and complexity of the characters in her books. Outside of work and writing, Toby volunteers in a nonprofit for children and enjoys lifem through beach walking, body boarding, scuba diving, photography, and hiking. She is th author of the popular Paradise Crime Mysteries, Thrillers, Cozy Mysteries series and also writes memoir under TW Neal and romance under Toby Jane.