Jennifer Echols was born in Atlanta and grew up in a small town on a beautiful lake in Alabama-a setting that has inspired many of her books. Her nine romantic novels for young adults have been published in seven languages and have won the National Readersrs" Choice Award, the Aspen Gold Readersrs" Choice Award, the Write Touch Readersrs" Award, the Beacon, and the Booksellersrs" Best Award. Her novel Going Too Far was a finalist in the RITA and was nominated by the American Library Association as a Best Book for Young Adults. Simon & Schuster will debut her adult and new adult romance novels in 2013, with many more of her teen novels scheduled for the next few years. She lives in Birmingham with her husband and her son. Visit her on the web at Jennifer-Echols.com.