Carla Kelly is the author of 50 novels and three non-fiction works, as well as numerous short stories and articles. She is the recipient of two RITA Awards from Romance Writers of America for Best Regency of the Year; two Spur Awards and several honorable mentions from Western Writers of America; three Whitney Awards from Storymakers; a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times; and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Latter-day Saints in Publishing, Media and the Arts.A historian, Carla's jobs include medical public relations, feature writer/columnist for a North Dakota daily newspaper, university professor, and ranger/historian in the National Park Service at Fort Laramie NHS, and Fort Union Trading Post NHS. She worked for the North Dakota Historical Society as a contract researcher.Interest in the Napoleonic Wars on land and sea has led to numerous novels about the Royal Navy and British Army. Carla has written novels set in the West during the Indian Wars, and in the early twentieth century focusing on her interest in ranching and mining. Readers might also enjoy her Spanish Brand series, set in 18th century New Mexico, where ranches struggle to survive in a dangerous territory as Spanish power declines.