6) I am a hopeless romantic.  I believe in love at first sight and fairy tale endings.

7) Even my prescription eyeglasses, reading and sun, are Vera Bradley.

8) I was the only granddaughter of twelve grandkids on my mom’s side.

9) I love everything about the Outer Banks of NC.  To me that is a little piece of paradise.

10) It was Danielle Steel’s “Message From Nam” that sealed the deal for me wanting to be a writer.