I remember reading one or two of Jane Austen's works when I was teenager, and being mainly disappointed that there was no kissing. I also read a great deal of fantasy when I was younger, but of the two genres, historical fiction has remained my enduring favorite. I was greatly influenced by my mother's taste in books, and it was through her that I was introduced to Regency romance in the form of Georgette Heyer, whose works our local library in Gweru, Zimbabwe, had in abundance. Growing up overseas meant very little television and lots of free time, which I eventually came to spend in reading. When I was eleven we moved to Zimbabwe, where I lived until I was sixteen, followed by a year in Marin County, California, and a year in Penang, Malaysia (of the two places, Marin County was by far the most foreign to me).Īfter that I attended the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Texas, and I still reside less than a hour away, in the city of Round Rock, where I am currently homeschooling my three children. I consider myself to have had a high privileged childhood, rich not in money but experiences. I spent most of my first eleven years in that tropical country, with only occasional furloughs in the States. Growing up overseas meant very I am the daughter of Christian missionaries, and was born on the beautiful island of Java, Indonesia.

After that I attended the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Texas, and I still reside less than a hour away, in the city of Round Rock, where I am currently homeschooling my three children. When I was eleven we moved to Zimbabwe, where I lived until I was sixteen, followed by a year in Marin County, California, and a year in Penang, Malaysia (of the two places, Marin County was by far the most foreign to me). I am the daughter of Christian missionaries, and was born on the beautiful island of Java, Indonesia.

Unequal affections by lara s ormiston