Elaine Fox grew up in Maryland, graduating from the University of Maryland with a degree in English. For the next ten years she engaged in a series of meaningful jobs during which she did a good deal of writing when the boss wasn't looking. In 1996 she got lucky and landed a publishing contract for her first book. That book went on to become a finalist for the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA Award and cemented her love affair with the job of writing. Elaine currently lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and loves to hear from readers.