Celeste Bradley is the New York Times bestselling author of a number of books, including Scoundrel in My Dreams, Desperately Seeking a Duke, and the Royal Four and Liars Club series. Celeste worked as a professional artist before attempting to write. She applies her narrative skills to writing, believing that it is just as much of an art form. She is a two-time RITA nominee and the winner of Romantic Times Book Reviews' Historical Storyteller of the Year award. Celeste, a native of the South and mother of two adolescent divas, now resides in the Southwest.

Gardening, jewelry making, and collage are some of her favorite pastimes.