Sha­ran New­man is a medieval his­to­ri­an and award-win­ning author of non­fic­tion and fic­tion. Her books include The Real His­to­ry Behind the Tem­plars and The Real His­to­ry Behind the Da Vin­ci Code. She’s been fea­tured in The Catholic World Report, The Ore­gon­ian, Fortean Times, Yahoo! Voic­es, and on TLC.