Lori Handeland is a prolific New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over sixty novels, spanning paranormal romance, urban fantasy, contemporary romance, historical romance, and historical fantasy. A five-time RITA Award nominee and two-time winner from Romance Writers of America, Handeland expanded her repertoire after a quarter-century of success with her women's fiction debut, "Just Once" (Severn House, January 2019), which garnered a starred review from Library Journal and earned a feature film option by Catalyst Global Media.