After doing time at Fortune 500 companies on both coasts, Anne Calhoun traded business casual for yoga pants and started writing the stories that got her through tedious meetings. Her first release, Liberating Lacey, won the 2010 EPIC Award for best Contemporary Erotic Romance. Sarah Wendell listed Liberating Lacey as a great choice to follow Fifty Shades of Grey. She holds a B.A. in English and History and an M.A. in American Studies from Columbia University.