ArLynn L. Presser, granddaughter of science fiction and fantasy writer Fritz Leiber, has published more than twenty-seven romance novels. Some have been published under the name ArLynn Presser, but most often she has used the name Vivian Leiber. She lives in the Chicago area, where she writes and directs plays designed to teach ethics to lawyers. She has a law degree and practiced law before becoming a full-time writer. Among her recent publications are a short story, "The Archivist Says Goodbye to His Daily Routine," in the New England Review and Winnetka: Images of America from Arcadia Publishing, both published under her full name.