Kaira Rouda is a USA TODAY bestselling, multiple-award-winning author of contemporary women's fiction. Her novels include The Goodbye Year; Here, Home, Hope; All the Difference and In the Mirror. She is also the author of the bestselling short story "Mother's Day," as well as the Laguna Beach series and the Indigo Islandseries. Her nonfiction titles, Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs and Real You for Authors: 8 Essentials for Women Writers, continue to inspire.Kaira's work has won numerous awards, including the Indie Excellence Award, USA Book Award, Readers' Choice Award and an honorable mention in the Writer's Digest International Book Awards. She lives in Southern California with her family and is at work on her next novel.