Necessary Evil

Born and reared in Athens, GA as a country girl, which gave me great training for writing historical romances. I am married to my best friend of 50 years, have 2 married daughters, and 4 grandchildren. We do a lot of RVing, biking, hiking, fishing, and all sorts of outdoor fun. I graduated from Athens High School and attended Augusta College. I used to be an orthodontic nurse and medical research technologist IV, which gave me many things to use in lots of my books. I write in various genres and subgenres, even horror for my ＂dark side＂ and a children’s book. I have 55 books/ebooks, 5 novellas, and 4 collections. I’ve made the NYTimes bestseller list 9 times and the PW Million Copy bestseller list 7 times. I’m honored to have won many awards and done many interviews, TV programs, and hosted a QVC book club show. I’m in print, eBook, audio, Braille, books on tape, book clubs, and more. I have over 60 million copies of my books in print worldwide and have sold in over 50 languages and countries. I began in 1977, sold first two books in 1980, and had my first release in 1981. I have contributed to other authors’ books and done many charity events. In 4/08, I was awarded a ＂Pioneers of The Romance Industry＂ by RT, and honored as one of the ＂Legends of Romance＂ in 5/13. I am in the RWA Hall Of Fame. Listed as one of the ＂Top Most Famous Georgians＂ on www.50states.com. I have been on the cover of many publications, including Diabetes Forecast, Athens Magazine, Augusta Magazine, Cableweek, and more. I have been photographed for STAR (2x), PW, NYTimes newspaper, and many others. I have done volunteer work with the ADA, given speeches about diabetes among Native Americans, and written a book about a diabetic heroine, using my own diabetes as research. I help support Lakota Indian children, as I’ve written two series about the Lakota people. I have been an honored guest at a Lakota Pow Wow and presented with many gifts from them and from Cheyenne. I love creating stories, and I deeply appreciate all my readers, librarians, and booksellers.