I've been a police and public safety psychologist for thirty-plus years, before I had any gray hair. My work with first responders has taken me to four countries and twenty-two states. I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Know was my first book and, to date, it has sold more than 100,000 copies. I Love a Fire Fighter: What the Family Needs to Know came next, followed by Counseling Cops: What Clinicians Need to Know with two psychology colleagues, both of whom are retired cops. I also write a mystery series. My protagonist, Dr. Dot Meyerhoff, is a fifty-something year old psychologist who should be counseling cops, not solving crimes. Too dedicated for her own good, she won't give up until justice is served, even when it jeopardizes her own life. There are three books in the series: Burying Ben, The Right Wrong Thing and my latest, The Fifth Reflection. It is not necessary to read them in order. On a personal note, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my husband, who is a photographer (he took the photos for all my books) and retired remodeling contractor. In our spare time we hike, travel, and cook - not in that order. I maintain a website at www.ellenkirschman.com, and blog with Psychology Today Online and The Lady Killers. I travel frequently to meet readers. Check my website for upcoming events. If I'm in your neighborhood, please drop by.