Carla Cassidy, née Carla Bracale (born in Kansas, U.S.) is an American writer of over 80 romance novels since 1988.
She also penned a fantasy novel as Carla Cook.
Cassidy grew up in a very small town in Kansas, U.S., where her father was an educator to children.
She has been a professional cheerleader, an actress, and a singer-dancer in a show band before settling into writing.
[citation needed] Carla married Frank Cassidy and they had a daughter; they live in Kansas.