Ellen ButlerEllen Butler is the internationally bestselling author of the Karina Cardinal mystery series. Her experiences working on Capitol Hill and at a medical association in Washington DC inspired the mystery-action series. Multiple books in the series have it #1 on Amazon bestseller lists in the US and abroad. Book critics call the Karina Cardinal mysteries "intelligent escapism" and "unputdownable adventures that will take readers on an electrifying yet light-hearted and humorous journey." Butler is also the author of the award-winning historical suspense novel The Brass Compass. The Brass Compass has won multiple awards for historical fiction, including a 2022 Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Award, a 2018 IndieReader Discovery Award, and a 2019 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal. Ellen is also the author of the award-winning Love, California Style romance series. "Sexy, sassy, with a side of funny," the Love, California Style series is for those who enjoy Hallmark Hall of Fame-type romances. She won The Romance Reviews Readers' Choice Award in 2015 for her novel Planning for Love. Read More Read Less