Before she discovered romance novels and fell in love with love stories, award-winning author Terry McLaughlin spent a dozen years teaching a variety of subjects to students from Kindergarten through college. A three-time Golden Heart finalist, she sold her first book to one of her final round judges. A RITA finalist and Romantic Times BOOKreviews Reviewers' Choice Award nominee, Terry lives with her husband of over thirty years in northern California on a tiny ranch in the redwoods. She thinks reading romance is like eating dessert with each meal and never gaining weight--and that writing romance is even sweeter.