Hmm. About Me…
I’m a 30′s-something author who is 5’10″ and likes girly things like hot pink nail-polish, flowers and high heels.
Random fun facts about me:
- I collect dashboard hula-girls.
- I like to have my car stereo volume set at an even number.
- I can barely remember my natural hair color.
- I am terrified of buoys and birds.
- I love cemetery angels. Is that weird?
My favorite books as a kid were…. “A Little Princess” by Francis Hodgson Burnett and “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White. And then I got into the Trixie Belden series, even though they were already pretty dated even then. But so what? A good book is timeless.
I grew up in rural Kansas, so yes, I am a corn-fed Kansas girl. My husband calls me his “Sunflower” because that sounds so much better. (You can see references of that in Dante’s Girl– Dante calls Reece his Sunflower. Awww!) I live in Indiana now- the actual land of corn, I think- near Lake Michigan and Chicago. I have two sons and a daughter; and two dogs and two cats. I only like one of my cats, but I do like all of my kids. Haha.
M. Leighton, Fisher Amelie and I at the Decatur Book Festival, September 2012
Me and M. Leighton, September 2012
Michelle Muto, Amy Maurer Jones and I, September 2012
Laura Elliott, Georgia Cates, Me, Amy Bartol, M. Leighton and Fisher Amelie, September 2012
Laura Elliott, Fisher Amelie, Me, Adam Kunz, Carol Kunz, Tiffany King and Shelly Crane, Daytona FL, February 2012
Me and Fisher Amelie in February 2012 after an 18-hour long day. We were practically zombies.
I was a big Trixie Belden fan for the longest time. I even wrote fanfics, that spawned a whole new MC, who I ended up writing stories about, which eventually got me started writing books. So, I guess you could say Trixie has had a big impact on my life ^^
I just found this blog today, and I think I’m going to enjoy it. Your book cover is gorgeous, by the way.
Yay! Another Trixie Belden fan. I LOVED those books.
And thank you for the compliment. I think I’m a little in love with my cover myself. 
I read all the Trixie Belden books, in the 70s, and was a member of the fan club.. Waited to get the new stuff in the mail. Hard to find the books anymore, but I know my daughter would love them…. Good mysteries for pre-teens.
Posted my review tonight with quotes! http://readingrenee.com/