A Minnesotan by both heart and geography, Yolande Kleinn has plenty of experience weathering tough winters. Favorite method: distracting herself with hot beverages and even hotter stories. On a cold morning there's no better companion than a cup of coffee to go with a steamy work in progress.Yolande may be a shameless dreamer and a stubborn optimist, but she is also a proud purveyor of erotic romance. Excitable, fastidious and a little eclectic, she spends every spare moment writing the stories she wants to read. These range from the historical to the modern to the downright fantastic, always with plenty of heat along the way. If she can drag other people into the pool along with her, then so much the better.