I live in Tennessee, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The summers are warm and humid. We have lots of thunder storms which are good opportunities for reading and writing. The winters are cold and usually snowy, another prime time for the two. I grew up with a love of reading. It was my favorite past time. Fairy tales were some of my favorite reading. Scary stories also ranked right up there. I also discovered, at a young age, that I had a love for writing as well. I think one reason that I love to write romance novels is that I still get my happily ever after. And, with paranormal romances, I get that and my scary fix as well. After all, isn't that what romance novels really are, fairy tales for grown ups?