Mary Lynn Baxter

Since Mary Lynn was a young girl, books and reading have
been an important part of her life. Only after she read all
the "goodies" in her public library did her mother
encourage her to buy Harlequin romances, then 35 cents
each. Wow!

Those reading years laid the background for her decision to
major in Library Science at the University of North Texas
in Denton, Texas, and become a school librarian. After
eight years of working in various school systems, she felt
a need to do something different. What she wanted was to
open a bookstore.

With the help of her husband and mother, Mary Lynn did just
that. For over 20 years she sold books, and loved every
minute of it. Then Mary Lynn decided she needed a new
challenge. Following an intense amount of pushing and
prodding from her husband, Leonard, she took the plunge and
tried her hand at writing.

After months of agonising and chewing her nails, she
finally mailed All our Tomorrows to Silhouette books in
February 1981. One year later it was published as a
Silhouette Special Edition. Now, over 40 books later, she’s
still writing. Mary Lynn can’t think of anything else she’d
rather do with her time and energy.