Christy Caughie writes historical romance as Christy Carlyle and contemporary romance as Krista Knightley. A former teacher of English and history, she’s taught writing and grammar to college students, high schoolers, and, yes, even survived teaching middle school. Now she devotes her days to the publishing industry in one form or another—as a book cover designer, freelance editor, independently published author, and design coordinator for a publishing house—and she wouldn’t have it any other way. A lifelong student of writing craft and self-professed computer geek, Christy loves wading into the world of social media, trying out various plotting methods, and translating her knowledge of design into effective marketing tools for books.