After trying out everything from acting in musicals, singing opera, travelling and writing for a business newspaper, Lucy Ryder finally settled down to have a family and teach at a local community college where she currently teaches English and Communication. However, she insists that writing is her first love and time spent on it is more pleasure than work. She currently lives in South Africa with her crazy dogs and two beautiful teenage daughters. And when she's not driving her daughters around to their afternoon activities, cooking those endless meals or officiating at swim meets, she can be found tapping away at her keyboard weaving her wild imagination into hot romantic scenes.