I wanted to write about the third world and had the opportunity to go live in the trenches, so to speak.

Because I want you to know that your're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. And I thought I should introduce myself. I mean, we should get to know each other. Since you're the girl I intend to marry. ~Mark Gianni

Forgiving's a choice you make—a gift you give to somebody even if they don't deserve it. It costs nothing, but it makes you feel rich for giving it away.

Well, in Angel of Hope, Amber ends up going in her sister's stead. The focus of that book and the next one coming out, Angel of Love, is how she finds her way out of her sister's shadow and into herself. That's really what those two novels are based on.

You know not every book has to have a happy ending, but it has to have a satisfying ending.

I am very privileged and honored when someone chooses to read a book, especially a book of mine.

Old characters never die, but I do need to take a break from them in order to create new ones.