Merry Jones is the award-winning author of suspense (including the Zoe Hayes mysteries, the Elle Harrison suspense novels and the Harper Jennings thrillers), humor (including I LOVE HIM, BUT...), and non-fiction (including BIRTHMOTHERS). Her work has been translated into seven languages and appeared in magazines including GLAMOUR and AMERICAN WOMAN. For a dozen years, she taught writing at Temple University and community colleges. She cohosts a weekly writing-related podcast, THE ODDCAST, and a monthly local WRITERS COFFEEHOUSE which is open to all. A member of the AUTHOR'S GUILD, MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA, INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS and THE PHILADELPHIA LIARS CLUB, Jones is an avid sculler who lives with her husband in Philadelphia, PA.