LAURA PARKER CASTORO is a best-selling author with thirty-nine (39) books published in the U.S.. Her work has also been published in fifteen (15) foreign languages."Being a writer is the best thing in the world. You spend your days working with characters you've created, making them do and say things you think they should. If you're lucky, they listen. If you're even luckier, you get paid." Laura began her career writing historical and contemporary romance as LAURA PARKER. Her first title was SILKS AND SABERS (May 1980, Dell). She went on to write novels in others genres: western, saga, romantic suspense, YA non-fiction, African American, and mainstream. Her most recent works include LOVE ON THE LINE , COUGAR TALES Anthology, and a re-issue of ROSE OF THE MISTS.Other recent novels by LAURA CASTORO include humorous looks at the contemporary life, loves, and trials of women of "a certain age". These include A NEW LU and ICING ON THE CAKE. Both are available as ebooks.