Though I wrote personal journals as a young girl, and lots of papers for my English classes in high school and college, it wasn't until I visited my sister's house one day that I formed the idea of actually writing a novel for publication. My sister had purchased a paperback romance novel, and enjoyed it very much. After reading a portion of it myself, my thought was ... I could write one of these! I had always enjoyed books and been fascinated by authors, but knew the chances of becoming one probably wasn't very realistic. Still, I wanted to try.