Mariposa's Musings

What inspired you to become a writer? I blame my mother. She read to me all the time. She read to my son on the first day we brought him home from the hospital and I assume the scenario was the same with me. Books were family from an early age and when I was not reading, I role-played or wrote. My favorite excursion was always to the library. At some point, reading wasn’t enough to satisfy me and so I wrote. I love all books but the romance genre is my go to book for relaxation. Who are your favorite romance characters (besides your own?) I’m glad you limited this list to the romance genre or this could go on for pages! I started reading romances when I was thirteen so there are many but these come to mind straight away: Jericho Barrons (Karen Marie Moning), Elizabeth and Ian Thornton (Judith McNaught), Matt Farrell and Meredith Banks (another McNaught), Mike Taggart (Jude Deveraux), Owen Armstrong (Sarah Dessen), Jasper Finley (Mary Balogh), Dageus MacKeltar (Moning again...