Karen White is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and currently writes what she refers to as 'grit lit' - Southern women's fiction - and has also expanded her horizons into writing a mystery series set in Charleston, South Carolina. When not writing, she spends her time reading, scrapbooking, playing piano, and avoiding cooking. She currently lives near Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and two children, and two spoiled Havanese dogs.