Lauren Monroe is a Maryland novelist and a Pittsburgh native who grew up appreciating beautiful scenery and nautical life. She has published Letting Go and Second Chances in the Maryland Shores series.

Her books are designed to be easy, relaxing reads set on the Chesapeake Bay and incorporating other locales. Themes of loss, struggles, single parenting, and sexy new love abound in this series. The Maryland Shores series humorously explores the deep-seated rivalry for two nearby NFL teams and their fans—the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens. Rest assured, there are fans of each, and even of other teams, in these novels!