With the maiden name of Love, how could I not write romance?  My first love was Tarzan of the Apes.  My thirteen-year-old heart beat faster when Tarzan fought the alpha-gorilla for Jane.  I didn’t really understand the thrill I got from reading this very primal scene, but now I do.  However, romance fell by the wayside until college.  It was then a roommate introduced me to regency novels by Georgette Heyer.  I was hooked.  Being a voracious reader, I went through every new author I could find, devouring Harlequins by the bag full.

One day I decided to try writing what I liked.  It was horrid.  Still, I wanted to write.  There was no one to teach me how, so I read more and more, learning from my favorite authors.  My husband Dennis pointed out an article in a local newspaper about a new writers group forming in the area and I was off and running.

I live in western Missouri with my husband and our cat Spook, who thinks he actually owns the house. We're just the servants who came with the property. I'm a former chef, and my hobbies include sewing, belly dancing, acting, and playing video games with a vengeance.

(If you want to see more about what I've been doing, and what's planned for the future, please visit my new site at dyannbarr.com. Thanks to everyone for their support.)