Jolie Mathis

I was raised by my parents to believe I could do anything I put my mind to. As an Army family, we moved every couple of years to a new location and a new school, and I enjoyed the experience of seeing new places and making more friends. I later graduated from Texas A&M University, and worked in the legal field for the next 10-plus years. Shortly after the birth of my first child, my mother took me into a used book store and bought me a copy of Shanna, by Kathleen Woodiwiss. How many romance writing careers has that book inspired? So taken was I by the genre, that I read every romance I could get my hands on, and began to craft my own as well. I live in Central Texas with my husband of ten years, and our two young children, and a collie - who believes he's a cat! My only sibling, a younger brother, is a Captain in the Army, and has recently returned to Egypt to finish his assignment there. I am so very proud of him! I enjoy reading (a little bit of this and that), flea markets (old linens and dishes!), cooking (Southern Living recipes, mostly), thinking about diet and exercise, and spending time