Joanne Pence is an award-winning and USA Today best-selling author of three mystery series, a supernatural suspense series, plus historical and contemporary romance. Her books are all available as e-books, print and large print, and many are also in audiobooks. The stories present a variety of times, places, and reading experiences from mysterious to thrilling, emotional to lightly humorous, as well as powerful tales of times long past. The mysteries have been USA Today and Independent Mystery Bookstore Association bestsellers, and have won or been nominated for the Independent Booksellers’ Golden Scroll Award, the Romance Writers of America’s RITA award in romantic suspense. a Gold Certificate from RomCon, Reviewers’ Choice Award from Romantic Times,  Reviewers’ Choice Best Amateur Sleuth award, Golden Quill Award, and Daphne Du Maurier Award. Joanne is a two-time nominee for the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in Mystery.