Linda began writing for pleasure in the third grade, mostly poetry, and has letters from her grade school teachers predicting she'd be an author. Her poems eventually became short stories; her short stories became books. And even though a writing career was never actually a dream, it was something she pursued with intent after winning some writing contests and joining local and national writers’ groups. Silhouette Books published Linda's first romance novel in l989 and the next twenty over a ten-year period (writing as Linda Varner, her maiden name). Linda was a Romance Writers of America Rita finalist twice. Linda has been married to her junior high school sweetheart over fifty years and lives in Arkansas, USA with her family. Her website is www.lindavpalmer.com. You can also find her on Facebook: Linda Varner Palmer.