Lorie O'Clare is an award-winning erotic romance author of books including Tall, Dark, and Deadly; Strong, Sleek and Sinful; Long, Lean, and Lethal; and Play Dirty. Her stories range from the wild lives of werewolves to the passionate and thrilling world of romantic suspense. An EPPIE and Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award winner, she lives in Kansas with her three boys and two dogs, a Boston terrier and a beagle.