Amanda Wiles lives in Oklahoma with her family. She enjoys reading and writing, but not arithmetic. When she's not going a million miles an hour toward the next thing on her to do list, she's napping with her dogs. Despite being an author, writing an author's bio feels very strange to her. To me. I'm writing my own bio and writing about myself in the third person feels weird. Like something Douglas MacArthur would do and I don't like it. We're going to switch to real talk now. I'm a thirties-something mom with a great husband, two adopted kiddos, and a whole host of crazy things going on. I like traveling to new places, meeting new people, and collecting stories. What else? What else? Um, I love food, playing games, and hanging out with my found family. There's no natural way to end this, so I'll just—

Samantha Whitaker is a woman of simple demands: sweet tea and spicy romance. She's a proud Oklahoman where she lives with her husband, two kids, and two dogs.