C. C. Wiley

http://www.ccwiley.com

Growing up on a farm in the Midwest, I learned to escape the never-ending chores by storytelling. I'd slip off to the barn or the fields and settle into a book that would take me away. Before long, I started creating my own stories to keep myself entertained. Eventually, adult responsibilities took over and I put away my storytelling, but never my love for reading.

One year, during an exceptionally long Wisconsin winter, my fascination with historical romance blossomed from reading them to needing to write them. I just couldn't get the dream out of my head. I had to write. I...