You might be surprised to learn that when Ms. Mason-Milks read Pride and Prejudice for the first time in the eighth grade, she was not impressed! That all changed when she saw the now famous 1995 mini-series version of the story. Deciding to give Austen another chance, she read all the novels and fell in love. Her favorite Austen book is Pride and Prejudice with Persuasion a close second. She says, "Writing stories inspired by Austen's books offers a way to spend more time with characters I've grown to love. Just because the book ends, it doesn't have to be the end of the story." In addition to writing, her other loves include baseball, singing, reading, and yoga. She currently lives in Eastern Oregon with her husband, their kitty, and Lucy the Tibetan terrier, aka the Tibetan terror.You'll find more on her blog www.austen-whatif-stories.com. She is part of a group of authors who all write Austen-related stories - www.austenvariations.com. You'll find her on Twitter as @susanmasonmilks and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/masonmilks.