I read Lady Chatterly's Lover as a young woman, and to me that was the quintessential romance. I became a voracious reader of romance novels, along with espionage, thriller, and biographies. After enjoying an acting career of moderate success, enough to make a living, I decided to simply start writing.
My first romance, Autumn Desire, was loosely based on my mother's experience when she returned to college after years as a wife and mother. The Wild Rose Press published it in paperback in June 2010 in their Last Rose of Summer line, and it has more...