Livia Dare is the pseudonym of award-winning author Sylvia Day. A wife and mother of two from Southern California, she is a former Russian linguist for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence. Her stories have been called “wonderful and passionate” by WNBC.com, “wickedly entertaining” by Booklist, and frequently garner Readers' Choice and Reviewers' Choice accolades. She's been honored with the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, the EPPIE award, and multiple nominations for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® Award of Excellence.