<p>Susan’s childhood dreams of becoming a space explorer fizzled when she found out calculus was involved. Luckily, she didn’t need math skills to fly jets—or to create space stories in her head, first for herself, then for friends, and now for readers everywhere. <br><br> A <em>New York Times/USA Today</em> bestselling author and a military veteran, Susan won the prestigious RITA® Award for her book <em>Contact,</em> a sci-fi aviation-thriller romance.<br><br></p>
