I started with Italian traditions, food, and customs to be a theme through out the series. I am Italian, the only girl of six children, and the youngest just like Lily. Brady is a police officer as is my real-life husband. I also love to bake and cook.

I was raised to grit my teeth and bear the pain, like my brothers. I couldn’t fall apart in tears in front of them, so I learned to be tough, think on my feet, and always make sure I could do things independently. I rarely asked for help.

I was told when I was adopted that I was special because I was chosen by a family. I never thought being adopted was a bad thing or that I was abandoned by my birth parents. I was loved and spoiled by my Italian father, being his only girl. I wanted to share that unconditional love with my readers and let them know all kinds of love is out there waiting for them to find it.

The food is my love language to share with others.

I’m married 39 years now to my high school sweetheart. I’ve seen marriages come and go in that time. Marriage is work, times are tough, raising children is difficult, and life is not always hearts and roses. If you commit your love to someone, you need to be there through it all.

My husband is a police officer, and it felt right to have him be my hero in my debut book. I had just survived a brain aneurysm surgery and wanted to stick with something I knew well so I didn’t need to do as much research to make the book believable.

I have loved music my entire life. I participated in choir from kindergarten through senior year of high school. I listen to the lyrics and really feel them in my life or my characters. I have been cooking since I was seven years old and make food for friends and family all the time. Trying a new recipe for someone is thrilling. It’s my love language to all around me. Nature, I found to really call to me in my teens. Rivers babbling, waves rolling, rain hitting the roof soothed me at a time of trauma in my life. I went camping, hiking, and canoeing in my teens and found the peace of nature did wonders for my wounded body and soul.

Emotional scenes I try and draw from my own life or those closest to me who have shared vulnerable moments with me. Romantic scenes I see the characters in my head and write from my own experiences ora natural progression of how I see the scene working.

I find some days I can only write a line or two and other pages flow out of my mind. It has nothing to do with discipline for me and everything to do with the feelings I have on any given day. It also depends on the scene I’m writing.

I was twenty and my husband was on a one-year tour overseas that I couldn’t go to. I would write him stories to keep the romance alive. We only spoke once a week and it was difficult. By writing scenes to him, I got ideas for future writings.

I would love for all of my readers to feel the vulnerability, honesty, and independence in my characters. I want to them to see the healing I have in each book and realize that anyone can heal from their own trauma and that everyone has scars in life.

I took a long time to write book four, Skittish to Love, because it was a healing journey for me. After writing one particular scene I walked away from the computer for two weeks. Now that the book is out, I hope others who have experienced similar events in their lives see the healing that has to be done in yourself before facing the world with your pain.

I want everyone to know it is their story to tell how they see fit. Everyone has scars, everyone suffers something in their lives, and most of us have some sort of trauma to work through. Speak up when you’re ready and tell your story. No one else will tell it like you.

I have been disappointed with everything involved in getting my books out there. I have spent more money than I ever thought I would have to spend, close to $100,000, on six books. I still have agencies asking for more to trademark and get a DMCA just to get my royalties paid. I’m thinking I’m done with writing for now.

I have loved working with All Authors. I love their promotional choices and photos available for weekly ads. If dealing with my other companies were this easy, I’d keep writing.

My life has been a roller coaster. I was born into an abusive home and taken away by the state to be adopted with my 2 biological brothers when I was four. I grew up with 5 older brothers in total. My dad was Italian and I was raised knowing family is everything. I got treated like a princess by my dad and in his eyes, could do no wrong. I grew up cooking and baking Italian traditional meals. We moved from NJ to Colorado when I was 12, which was very hard for me. I hated leaving my family and friends. My grandmother and uncle moved in with us when I was 15. I found that I had a passion for medicine while taking care of my grandmother. During my teens I had a major setback when I was raped by a relative. This made me want to help other victims to become survivors. I wanted to be a doctor, but got married at 19 to a military man, so I went into nursing instead. I had my two kids at age 21 and 22. Family came first before school. We moved around a lot, which was hard for me.

I took a creative writing class in high school and found I liked using my imagination to take me to foreign places. I started writing stories to my husband when he was on overseas tours. I have tried starting to write novels several times, but never had the confidence in myself to finish. I had brain surgery for an aneurysm in 2013. This was my wake up call to get over my fear of failure and get published. Writing was my recovery. I used the time to use my brain and made goals to get chapters done by a certain time frame.

I try and use names of people I don't know, but in my first book I used a nickname version of my father for the male character. He passed away 7 years ago and I wanted him to be a part of my writing life.

I would think most authors plan a general idea of a series when starting their first book. I planned on each child from a family to have their own book. By doing this I know I need to put some details of the family in each book to introduce them for their storyline.

I want each of my stories to have a little of my life in them. Planning the series, I know which details of my life I can put in each book. I want to inspire people to work their struggles and trauma and move onto a happy life with someone new.

I don't plan for a specific "reader" when I write. I just want to tell a story that lets them enjoy the escape they are taking from their lives while reading.

I am still new at publishing and haven't gotten a following yet. I have received a few reviews on Amazon and Facebook. My favorite review was when book 1 came out. The reader said they couldn't wait to read about the rest of the family that was introduced.

Story to me means introducing myself to characters and lives that will take me away from my everyday life.

I am working on book 3 in the Corsco Family Series. Life has gotten in the way of my writing. I have not been able to work on it for several months now.

I work around my husband's shifts. When he is at work I am in the office. I have posters of Italy on every wall to remind me of the Italian heritage. (mine and my characters)

I have worked with my publishing company on marketing and publicity. I have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram account that I share posts on. I hope the added comments from QuotesRain will reach the readers I can't on my sites. I have referred other authors to QuotesRain.

I live by a few quotes after my scar in 2013. “Wish big and dream bigger” “ When you reach a goal set a new one” I also love K. Bromberg's quote, "Life is short, waist it wisely. Take every step in life like an adventure. Each step will take you to a path of the unknown. Decide on which adventure you want to take and don't be afraid to take that first step.” I try and be open and honest about everything in my life. I never shy away from questions if I can help someone with my answers.