Jackie Stephens

Jackie has always loved to create stories and first felt the
desire to
become a writer many years ago when a good friend suggested
that she put her
vivid imagination to work. But it wasn't until after Jackie
resigned from a
seventeen year banking career that she finally turned a
serious eye to
pursing that
dream. Fueled by her travels throughout much of the
southwest, and the
years she
spent on her father's ranch, it was only natural that she
would pen her
stories in the Old West settings that have captured her
fascination since
childhood.

She joined Romance Writers of America in 1997 and a year
later made
her first sale to Kensington Publishing Corp. for their
Zebra line. At the
time of that sale Jackie was invited to write a Valentine
theme novella as
well.
She has since sold two more historicals for the Zebra line
and is currently
working
on her next release.

Jackie is the proud mother of two grown children and one
adorable
grandson who is the pride and joy of her heart. She
currently makes her
home in "Cowboy Country" --a.k.a. Fort Worth, Texas with her
own special
hero/husband, and her spoiled rotten cat.