Award-winning author E.J. Tanda graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a degree in English and Creative Writing. E.J. lives in Northern California with her family. With a rich, cultural background guiding her writing, she weaves her Italian heritage throughout her stories. When she isn’t writing, she travels the globe to gain experiences for her next book.

Queen of Secrets was awarded third place in the Orange County Romance Writers Book Buyers Best Contest in 2023 for Mainstream Fiction with Romantic Elements and the winner of the 2024 Pencraft Seasonal Book Award Winter Competition for Fiction-Women’s Genre.

Crown of Confessions was awarded first place in the Orange County Romance Writers Book Buyers Best Contest in 2024 for Historical Romance.