First and foremost, I consider myself a storyteller. And I'm endlessly fascinated with people, with what they do and why... and how they feel about it. Which means I'm interested in romance fiction. I was drawn to it, as both a reader and a writer, at the very beginning of my career. It's my kind of storytelling.

We're each our own person, we live our own lives, make our own mistakes, learn from them and move forward.

I've always been a creative speller and never achieved good grades in school. I graduated from high school but didn't have the opportunity to attend college, so I did what young women my age did at the time - I married.

Grandpa Patterson used to say: Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction.

Some marriages are made in heaven, but they all have to be maintained on earth. Mrs Miracle

She said interruptions were simply God's appointments.

While it may not be a simple act, offering forgiveness not only has the power to heal relationships, it strengthens the well-being of those who give this life-changing gift.