A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Cheryl Brooks is a former critical care nurse who resides in rural Indiana with her husband, two sons, one horse, two cats, and one dog. Valkyrie is the first book in her Avian Clone Chronicles series. Her Cat Star Chronicles series was first published by Sourcebooks Casablanca in 2008, and includes Slave, Warrior, Rogue, Outcast, Fugitive, Hero, Virgin, Stud, Wildcat, and Rebel. Her Cowboy Heaven series, also published by Sourcebooks Casablanca, includes Cowboy Delight (a novella), Cowboy Heaven, and Must Love Cowboys. Her Cat Star Legacy series includes Maverick, Mystic, and Captive. In addition to the Soul Survivors trilogy, Echoes From the Deep, Dreams From the Deep, and Justice From the Deep, she has two self-published contemporary romances, Sex, Love, and a Purple Bikini and Out of Bounds, as well as three short stories, Anything But Flowers, Midnight in Reno, and Pontoon. Her Unlikely Lovers series includes Unbridled, Uninhibited, Undeniable, and Unrivaled. She has also published If You Could Read My Mind writing as Samantha R. Michaels. As a member of The Sextet, she has written several novellas published by Siren/Bookstrand. Her other interests include cooking, gardening, sewing, and soap making. Cheryl is a member of RWA and IRWA.