About the author

Kelle Z Riley

<p>Kelle Z. Riley, writer, speaker, global traveler, Ph.D. chemist, and safety/martial arts expert has been featured in public forums that range from local Newspapers to National television. In addition to her works of fiction, a personal story was included in "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer's and Other Dementias."</p><p>Her fiction publications include cozy mysteries and contemporary romance.</p><p>In the Undercover Cat Mysteries a cupcake baking scientist turns sleuth&#8212;an much more. <em>The Cupcake Caper</em>, <em>Shaken, Not Purred</em>, <em>The Tiger's Tale</em>, and <em>Studying Scarlett the Grey</em>, as well as free short stories set in the Undercover Cat world are available on Amazon or wherever books are sold.</p><p>In the <em>Riches and Royals</em> series, modern career women fall for princes-in-disguise, only to discover that &#8220;<em>happily ever after&#8221; </em>isn&#8217;t guaranteed. Can love turn their cautionary tale into a glittering fairy tale, or will their hearts shatter like glass slippers?</p><p>A former Golden Heart Finalist, Kelle resides in Chattanooga, TN. She is the past program chair and popular speaker for the Chattanooga Writer's Guild, a member of Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers&#8217; of America and various local chapters. When not writing, she can be found pursuing passions such as being a self defense instructor, a Master Gardener, and a full time chemist with numerous professional publications and U.S. patents.</p><p>Kelle can be reached at www.facebook.com/kellezriley; www.twitter.com/kellezriley; and www.kellezriley.net</p>