Writing a book was number one on Mari Carr's bucket list and on her thirty-fourth birthday, she set out to see that goal achieved. Virginia native, Mari Carr is a <i>New York Times</i> and <i>USA TODAY</i> bestseller of contemporary sexy romance novels. With over one million copies of her books sold, Mari was winner of RWA's Passionate Plume award for her novella, <i>Erotic Research</i>.