I just started reading a new (to me) author - Taylor Stevens. The series is Vanessa Michael Munroe, and there are six books, the first published in 2011.It's a thriller genre series, quite well done. There are several things that impressed me.

I didn't realize she was a female author until I read the bio at the end of the book. It reads like a typical guy thriller, except the protagonist is female.

There's not the typical touchy/ feely/ romance-y aspect. It reads like a male-written book.

SHe only has a sixth grade education, and was raised in a super strict religious cult and escaped from it. This is the part that totally floored me. Unbelievable.

Worth a read if you're interested.