Dani Pettrey is the New York Times bestselling author of the Chesapeake Valor and Alaskan Courage series, as well as the 2014 Daphne du Maurier Award for Inspirational Fiction, the 2014 Christian Retailing's Best Award for Suspense, and the 2013 Holt Medallion for First Novel. She and her spouse live in Washington, D.C. The metropolitan area. Danielle Pettrey's website is www.danipettrey.com.