Megan Collins is the author of five psychological thrillers, including The Winter Sister, The Family Plot, and Cross My Heart, which won the 2026 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Standalone Novel. Her books have been official selections for Book of the Month Club, Aardvark Book Club, and Barnes & Noble Monthly Picks. An educator for many years, she currently teaches and mentors aspiring authors through Jericho Writers, and she is the editor in chief of 3Elements Review. She lives in Connecticut.