Dani Pettrey is a Publishers Weekly and #1 Amazon bestselling author, praised by New York Times best-selling author Dee Henderson as "a name to look for in romantic suspense." With nearly one million copies sold, Dani captivates readers with the page-turning adrenaline of thrillers combined with the chemistry and happy-ever-after of romance.

Her novels are acclaimed for their "wicked pace, snappy dialogue, and likable characters" (Publishers Weekly), "gripping storyline[s]" (RT Book Reviews), and the "sizzling undercurrent of romance" (USA Today). Her celebrated series, the Alaskan Courage series and Chesapeake Valor series, have topped the CBA bestseller lists for multiple months and have received praise from both readers and critics.

Dani has been honored with multiple awards and loves to mentor aspiring and newly-published authors, finding great reward in seeing them grow and spread their wings. Recently, she was awarded ACFW’s Mentor of the Year. She conducts her research on murder and mayhem from her home in Florida, where she lives with her husband.

Influenced by Agatha Christie, Dani first discovered her passion for storytelling with Murder on the Orient Express at the age of eight. She has been developing story ideas since childhood, truly embracing her writing journey in her thirties.