Rystani Warrior 02 - The Dare (38 page)

Susan Kearney used to set herself on fire four times a day, now a USA TODAY BESTSELLING author, she does something really hot—she writes romantic suspense and futuristic romance. She can apply the old rule of “write what you know” and never run out of ideas for characters and plots. An All-American and professional diver, expert in martial arts, sailor, real estate broker, and owner of a barter business as well as women’s fitness center and three hair salons, she has enough material for a lifetime.

Kearney has written historical, contemporary, and futuristic romance as well as romantic suspense and science fiction for publishers such as Harlequin, Tor, Grand Central Publishing, Simon and Schuster, Berkley, and Belle Books. Kearney has won career achievement awards for paranormal and romantic suspense, as well as Telly awards for her videos. She’s given workshops at national conferences on the business of writing as well as on plotting, characterization, and world building.

A native of New Jersey, Kearney writes full-time. She resides in a suburb of Tampa—with her husband and Boston Terrier. Currently she’s plotting her way through her fifty-fourth work of fiction. You can reach her through this web site: www.susankearney.com