Selena Laurence

Selena Laurence is a wife, and a mom, and a generally all–around nice person who woke up one day and realized that a) life wasn't getting any longer, and b) the only thing she really liked to do was write and read Romance fiction. It was a lifelong tendency that started with books like PRIDE AND PREJUDICE when she was a teen, and continued in college when she would sit in the library and read Harlequins instead of studying for finals (OK, that part wasn't terribly smart). Over the years she filled her need for romance by getting married (Mr. Laurence has a romantic streak hidden in there somewhere), watching soap operas, and dreaming about all sorts of improbable stories. Finally, she gave in to her obsession, sat down (many times) at the local coffee shop, and wrote a book. The book was terrible, and she put it away, never to be seen again – seriously, never again. Then, she saw a special call for stories related to Greek Myths. She got an idea, found critique partners, and started all over again. She didn't make the deadline for the special call, but she did end up with LOVE, LIES, AND BRITISH SPIES. Now, she is hard at work on her next novel and has fallen in love with her new career, although her family says she loves the dog more than anything else. Now for the formal part: Selena has a BA in English, a Master's Degree in something else that's really boring, and began writing professionally as an intern in the United States Senate. She wrote professionally for government, academic institutions, private companies and non–profits for many years, but thinks writing fiction is so much more fun.