author : Kimberly PackardKimberly Packard is an award-winning author of edgy women’s fiction. She began visiting her spot on the shelves at libraries and bookstores at a young age, gazing between the Os and the Qs. Kimberly received a degree in journalism from the University of North Texas and has worked in public relations and communications for nearly 20 years. \n\nWhen she isn’t writing, she can be found running, planning her next trip, doing a poor imitation of yoga, asking her dog what's in his mouth or curled up with a book. She resides in Texas with her husband Colby, a clever cat named Oliver and a precocious black lab puppy named Tully. \n\nHer debut novel, Phoenix, was awarded as Best General Fiction of 2013 by the Texas Association of Authors. Other published works by Kimberly includes a Christmas novella, The Crazy Yates, and the sequels to Phoenix, Pardon Falls and Prospera Pass, and her stand-alone title, Vortex. She was honored as one of the Top 10 Haute Young Authors by Southern Methodist University in 2019. (She was especially excited about the young part)\n\nFollow Kimberly online at www.kimberlypackard.com, Twitter or Instagram @kimberlypackard, or Facebook, www.facebook.com/kimberlypackardauthor. But don't follow her in real life. You'll realize she forgets why she walks into a room all too often. \n