Hailed as the "First Lady of the West" for her many romance novels set in the Western United States, Linda Lael Miller is the daughter of a town marshal and the author of more than 100 historical and contemporary romance novels. Some of her most popular series are the McKettrick series, the Stonecreek series, the Creeds series, and the Brides of Bliss Country series. Her books include The Marriage Pact, There and Now, and High Country Bride.