Rosanne E. Lortz "Rose" is a medieval enthusiast, a book addict, a mom to three boys, and a native of Portland, Oregon. She graduated from New St. Andrews College in 2005 with a B. A. in Liberal Arts and Culture and worked as a high school teacher for several years teaching classes in English, history, literature, and music. Her first book, I Serve: A Novel of the Black Prince, is a historical adventure/romance set during the tumultuous Hundred Years' War. Her latest book, Road from the West: Book I of the Chronicles of Tancred, is the first in a trilogy set during the First Crusade.