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Birthday: August 22

Zodiac Sign: Leo/Virgo

3 Fears: Being stranded in the middle of nowhere, locking myself out of the house, tapeworms

Turn ons: Someone cooking for me, surprise back rubs, little gestures like bringing home flowers or fancy chocolate for no reason

Turn offs: Rudeness, lacking a sense of humor, bad hygiene

Something you really, really want: Those rare fleeting moments of 'Me' Time

Most embarrassing moment: I discovered I couldn't read while using exercise equipment when I trip and painfully face planted on the elliptical at my gym. Yeah, they remember me very well.

Favorite Dish: Sushi, especially salmon rolls

Hobbies: Video Games, I enjoy mmorpg's. I have spent many years at the altar of Warcraft

Strange/Hidden Talent: I can play the viola

Role Model: Stephen King, the genre king

Favorite Expression: If Ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise

Favorite Color: Toss-up between purple and blue

Favorite TV Show: Supernatural

Band/Singer: Postmodern Jukebox

Celebrity Crush: Henry Cavill (because, damn, the man fills out that Super suit)

Favorite Romantic song: Florence & the Machine's Cosmic Love

Favorite Romance book: The Hathaways Series by Lisa Kleypas

Favorite Romantic Movie: The Princess Bride

Idea of a Perfect Romantic Date: Dinner, a movie, no curfew with the babysitter. I set the bar high.

Guilty Pleasure: Alien Romance. Nothing says guilty pleasure like Ice Planet Barbarians

Place I would like to visit: I would love to visit New Zealand, where all the dangerous critters live

What you're bad at: Directions. I need google maps, written instructions, and the calm mechanical voice talking me through it or I am a hot mess.

Favorite Ice cream flavor: Anything with caramel

Favorite Drink: Bubble Tea

Most exotic meat you've tasted: Sea Urchin

Worst place you have ever been to: Arkansas

Best place you have ever been to: Quebec City, Canada

What makes you happy? A cup of coffee, all to myself, after I put the kids on the school bus.

What was your scariest experience? I used to bring my eldest to work with me at a book store. One time while helping a customer, he bolted out the back door and wandered down the street. A couple ladies on a walk found him, nabbed him and held him until I got there. Utterly terrifying.

What was the nicest thing said about you? That I have a fantastic sense of humor.

The Pope is having dinner at your place, what would you cook for him? Shepherd's Pie

When was the last time you flirted on someone? College, with my future husband. I was super awkward but he found it adorable.

How much time do you spend in a bathroom? Depends how good the book is.

You have two choices for a lifetime partner. Ryan Gosling or Chris Evans. Who would you pick and why? I rebel in the name of Joseph Gordon Levitt. The man is a creative force to be reckoned with and would be an ideal partner in crime.

The worst thing you did for love? The best? The worst was staying in a relationship too long because I was afraid to hurt the other person by breaking it off. The best was for three years, I'd drive six hours one way just to spend a weekend with my future husband during college.

The most beautiful people in your opinion? Mothers. Exhausted, frazzled, even covered in questionable substances from being up all night with a newborn, they are the most beautiful people I've ever seen.

The most expensive thing you bought for yourself? My laptop, aka Precious

If you were a fictional character, who would you be? Sophie Hatter from Howl's Moving Castle. I am a slight curmudgeon, I often talk to myself and to inanimate objects like they will talk back, and I do love a hot wizard.

What's your favorite story you've written? Why? Zombies vs Aliens. I based the main character off my best friend, so it was a ton of fun to write and the humor between us transfers well on the page.

Message to readers and followers: Thank you for your support, patience, and love of reading. Writing is a though gig, and there are days where it is hard to keep going, days where a passing comment of love is a life line. The support and encouragement in this community is incredible.