About the Author

NANCY J. HAJESKIwrites adult and young adult nonfiction under her own name; recent titles includeAli- The Official Portrait of the Greatest of All TimeandThe Beatles- Here, There and Everywhere.Writing as Nancy Butler, she focuses on romantic fiction and has produced 12 Signet Regencies, two of which won the RITA award from the Romance Writers of America. She also adapted four of Jane Austen's books as graphic novels for Marvel Entertainment. HerPride and Prejudicemade theNew York Timesbestseller list and remained there for 13 weeks. An avid gardener who grows her own herbs, Hajeski lives in the Catskill Mountains next to a world-class trout stream.