ROBERTO DE HARO is Mexican American and has published eight novels. He is a retired professor and university executive. He writes historical fi ction, detective stories and novels with romantic themes. Haro enjoys telling stories that bring together lovers from diff erent backgrounds and social classes. His books have been well received by readers, and he travels to diff erent parts of the U.S. to speak at book stores, book clubs, libraries, and air museums. He is physically active, jogs, bikes, and works out at a fi tness center regularly. He visits Cape Cod two to three times a year and enjoys hiking and kayaking there. Haro lives in Larkspur, a small town in Marin County, California.