I was fortunate to sell at a time of great sea change in the romance genre; suddenly heroines were allowed to be portrayed as having rich, fulfilling lives. They didn't need a man for security or self-esteem, but having that one very special man in their lives proved the icing on the cake.

I've always loved books. My mother told me that before I could talk, I'd babble in my crib as I turned the pages of my little cloth books, apparently telling stories to go along with the pictures.

Nothing about my life or my career has been linear.

One of the reasons writers are never satisfied with their work is because they're always striving to do better.

I've always read suspense, so raising the stakes to life and death situations in my romance plots seemed natural.

Any guy afraid to die was a guy who was afraid to live.

Life consists of two sides ... light and dark. Joy and sorrow. Without a balance, one cannot fully experience a full and well-rounded life.