Tina Marie Engler, better known under the pen name Jaid Black, is a USA Today bestselling author of numerous erotic romance novels. Engler, the founder and majority stock holder of Ellora's Cave Publishing, is recognized within the publishing industry as the mastermind behind the creation and revolution of erotic romance, or what Ellora's Cave has trademarked Romantica, a fusion of the erotica and romance genres in popular English literature. She was honored by Romantic Times Magazine with their first ever Trailblazer Award, both for her Romantica contribution to the romance genre, as well as for her pivotal role in popularizing the e-book. [More at Wikipedia]