Staci Troilo • United States of America

Staci Troilo grew up knowing family is paramount. She spent time with extended family daily, not just on holidays or weekends. Because of those close-knit familial bonds, every day was full of love and laughter, food and fun. Life has put many miles under her belt, but those ties remain. And so do the traditions, which she shares not only with the next generation of her family, but with her readers as well.

Her fiction combines dark, dangerous heroes and strong, capable heroines woven together into a contemporary tapestry of action and suspense. Compelling villains and gripping mysteries engage the reader from page one of her novels and her short stories feature ordinary characters conquering the odds in extraordinary situations.

It’s through her fiction that she shares the importance of relationships with her readers. Mystery or suspense, romance or mainstream—in her stories, family, however you define it, is paramount.