TJ Bennett, called an "author to watch" by Romantic Times BOOKReviews Magazine, is a former Romance Writers of America (RWA) Golden Heart finalist. Her debut novel, The Legacy (April 2008), a historical romance set in Early Reformation Germany, explores the destructive nature of secrets. Reviewers have called the novel an "emotional rollercoaster," "an overpowering, extraordinary tale," and a "fast-paced tale that grabs your heart from the beginning and keeps it to the very end." Her follow-on novel, The Promise, will be a May 2009 release.