Under the names Livia J. Washburn and L.J. Washburn, Livia Reasoner has been writing award-winning, critically acclaimed mystery, western, romance, and historical novels for thirty years. She is married to, author James Reasoner. Livia and James have had a long career working together, tweaking and editing each others stories. In recent years she's become involved in publishing, producing books for Western Fictioneers, and now for Prairie Rose Publications . Livia lives in the Texas countryside with her husband, and her dogs. Her website can be found at www.liviawashburn.com.