Nancy J. Cohen writes the Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Vail. Titles in this series have been named Best Cozy Mystery by Suspense Magazine, won a Readers’ Favorite gold medal and a RONE Award, placed first in the Chanticleer International Book Awards and third in the Arizona Literary Awards. Nancy’s nonfiction titles, Writing the Cozy Mystery and A Bad Hair Day Cookbook, both have won a gold medal in the FAPA President’s Book Awards. In addition, Writing the Cozy Mystery was nominated for an Agatha Award, earned first place gold in the Royal Palm Literary Awards and the Topshelf Magazine Book Awards.  Her imaginative romances have proven popular with fans as well. These books have won the HOLT Medallion and Best Book in Romantic SciFi/Fantasy at The Romance Reviews. Active in the writing community, Nancy is a past president of Florida Romance Writers and Mystery Writers of America, Florida Chapter. When not busy writing, she enjoys cooking, fine dining, cruising, and visiting Disney World.