Lyda Morehouse writes about what gets most people in trouble: religion and politics. Her first novel Archangel Protocol, a cyberpunk hard-boiled detective novel with a romantic twist, won the 2001 Shamus for best paperback original. Apocalypse Array was awarded the Special Citation of Excellence (aka 2nd place) for the Philip K. Dick award.
Lyda also writes paranormal romance under the name Tate Hallaway. Tate has published two books from Berkley (Penguin USA) and Headline Review (Britian)