After many years in public relations, advertising, and marketing, Blythe Gifford started writing seriously after a corporate layoff. Ten years later, she became an overnight success when she sold her Romance Writers of America Golden Heart finalist manuscript to Harlequin. Blythe lives and works along Chicago's lakefront, nurturing her muse with art, music, history, long walks, good food and good friends. She loves to have visitors at: www.blythegifford.com