Holly S Roberts is an award-winning author which includes appearing on the USA TODAY list multiple times and selling more than one million books worldwide. Her career as a homicide and sex crimes detective kept her in the romance genre for a decade because she needed happy endings. After years of therapy and speaking publicly on matters close to her heart, she turned her pen to dark survival thrillers with kickass women that encapsulate her unique perspective. Max, her Rottweiler, is never far from her side because he listens when she has plot problems and offers rare insights when encouraged with cookies.