JANN ROBBINS has worked as an ad executive and as an editor of both novels and nonfiction. She began working for Harold Robbins in 1982 as an executive assistant and they were married in 1992. Harold passed away in 1997, but Jann continues to edit his unfinished manuscripts and develop his ideas into new novels. She is the coauthor of the Colby Award–winning book Hope and Honor, and is currently working on a number of movie and book projects. She lives in Valencia, California.