Born and raised near Boston, MA, I wrote my first romance novel at age 16, when I realized that fictional boyfriends were much easier to figure out than real ones. In the time since, I earned a degree in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, did some creative writing at the University of Cambridge, and married the man of my dreams (he's okay with my love of Mr. Darcy. He's a keeper). I adore all things misty, caffeinated, chocolate, and grammatically correct. I've lived all over the place - five states, two countries, and a US commonwealth.