Carole Mortimer is a USA Today Bestselling Author and Recipient of the 2015 RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014 Pioneer for Romance Romantic Times Award. She was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 for her ‘outstanding service to literature’. She has written over 200 books, in her bestselling Alpha series, Harlequin Presents, and Harlequin Historical.