Maria K. Alexander is an award-winning author of contemporary romance. Her Tangled Hearts series is a two-time winner of the Heart of Excellence Reader’s Choice Award and has finaled in several other contests, including The Golden Leaf and Aspen Gold contests. Fans of Jill Shalvis, Jennifer Probst, Susan Mallery, Marie Force, and Virginia Kantra will enjoy her heart-tugging stories that explore the bonds of family, friendship, on the journey to falling in love. She writes sassy heroines who are career-oriented and heroes who are droolworthy with something to prove. Together they’ll need to overcome obstacles to find their happily-ever-after. A romantic at heart, Maria spent hours as a young girl getting lost in and wishing to be one of the heroines in the stories she read. Books gave her the ability to go to another world where she loved meeting new characters, learning about their problems, and watching them fall in love. When not writing, Maria loves to read, bake, crochet, bike, visit the beach, and watch romantic comedies. She has two adult children and is a semi empty-nester. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and juggles a full-time job, while dreaming of writing full-time by the Jersey shore.