Katie Reus is the New York Times bestselling author of the Moon Shifter paranormal romance series including Mating Instinct, Primal Possession, and Alpha Instinct, and the Moon Shifter novella, Lover's Instinct, and the author of Targeted, in the Deadly Ops series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she’d pilfered from her mom’s stash. After changing majors too many times to count, she finally graduated with a degree in psychology. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense. She currently lives near Biloxi, Mississippi, with her family. When she’s not creating stories, she can usually be found spending time with her family or one of the many animals they’ve adopted over the years.