I've been writing since elementary school, because I loved to read and knew the power of stories. I turned to romance in the early 90s after my son was born because I love happily ever afters. I've read everything Nora Roberts has ever written, I love Virginia Kantra, Catherine Mann, Karen Templeton - all have such strong voices, they can carry you away! I want to affect my readers in the same way.
My books are strong characters usually finding an adventure they never expected to have, maybe in their hometown, maybe in an out of the way place, but always with the person they plan to spend t more...