Jessica Roberts’ journey into the world of romance began at age 12 when her best friend thrust a Harlequin Presents into her hands. She immediately devoured the slim paperback, paying careful attention to the spicy love scenes. From that moment forward, she read as many books with happily-ever-afters as possible (and still does today). The only difference is now she writes steamy contemporary romances of her own, tales of heart and heat that follow root-worthy couples on their journey to love usually (but not always) set in her beloved home state of Arizona.

She still resides in The Grand Canyon State and spends most of her days typing away in front of her computer, doing whatever possible to stay out of the triple-digit heat. Unless it’s winter. Then she doesn’t mind venturing outdoors. She also enjoys walking her dog (Sandy, a Shar Pei/Bloodhound rescue), baking, cooking, adding new scents to her massive perfume collection, watching YouTube videos, and occasionally jetting off to England, her absolute favorite country in the world (a big reason for this being that her father is British).