After a career in public relations, advertising, and marketing, Blythe Gifford returned to her first love, writing historical romance. Now, her characters grapple with questions about love, work, and the meaning of life and always find the right answers. She strives to deliver intensely emotional, compelling stories set in a vivid, authentic world. She feeds her muse with music, art, and history. Her debut novel, The Knave and The Maiden, was released by Harlequin Historicals in January 2004.