A voracious reader from an early age, Elaine Charton used books to escape the tyranny of five brothers. She should have known it was only a matter of time before she began writing her own stories. She and her husband, also a writer, met on a blind date. They fell in love over a shared interest in books and baseball. Her latest book Mac’s Man is a finalist for the 2011 Epic E Book Award in the romantic suspense category.