About Melinda
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Although I’ve lived in Georgia and Texas, I’m a California girl at heart. My
earliest memories are of life on an isolated 50-acre sheep ranch in rural
Sonoma County, California. Picture rolling hills covered in brown grass, a
eucalyptus forest, a long gravel driveway lined with plu mp sheep and no
sidewalks. It was a big deal to drive into town on a one-lane road in a
ramshackle, bubble-fendered pickup for an ice cream.
Later, we moved to the suburbs of the San
Francisco Bay Area where I was excited to discover children my own age living
just across the street! My mom taught school and loved to take road trips in the
summer. We drove to Montana, Death Valley, Mexico, up the Oregon and Washington
coastline to Canada, and often sought relief from the Northern California heat
by camping in Yosemite. Although I absolutely love road trips, my husband
doesn’t share the interest. There’s quite a conflict when we get in the car
together because I want to stop and investigate points of interest, and he’s all
about making the best time minus stops, except for bathroom breaks for the kids.
Now, if I could just get the kids to pipe up with a potty request whenever I
want to stop, I’d be happy.
I’ve always been an avid reader of just
about anything – romance, mystery, suspense, fantasy, biographies – and always
loved to write. My first romance was written for my friends in the seventh
grade, featuring their heartthrobs, including, I believe, Leif Garrett. I don’t
know what ever happened to Leif, but I know he didn’t marry one of my girl
friends. She did, however, end up with her own hero, a man who makes her
tremendously happy.
That’s what I like about romances. There’s
always happiness at the end of that journey the characters are taking. It may be
a comedy, suspense, mystery or drama, hot and steamy or sweetly romantic, but
you’re still guaranteed the happily-ever-after. So, I’ll keep writing them.
Besides, what better reason than "research for my book" do I have to make my
husband stop on those long road trips?
Stay safe!
Melinda Curtis |
