Elaine Meece is a Pan member of Romance Writers of America and belongs to the River City Romance Writers and the Music City Romance Writers. This year she is RCRW president.She has been a finalist and won many contests sponsored by RWA chapters for best romantic suspense including Launching a Star contest. She resides in Bartlett, Tennessee with her husband, Geoffrey. She has three daughters-Valencia, Alicia, and Francesca. She also has three granddaughters-Alyssa, Sophia, and Amelia. Elaine is a former school teacher. Besides writing, she loves to sing, hike, and go inner tubing on the Current River in Missouri. Life can't get any better than floating down a scenic river. A few years back, she hiked to the bottom of Bryce Canyon and back up. Her favorite hiking place is Petite Jean Mt. in Arkansas.She is a member of the Memphis Scottish Society. She belongs to Clan Wallace. She has sung at several Celtic festivals around the South. She is a member of Bartlett Methodist Church and sings in the choir. She sings first soprano with Rhodes Master Singers and Memphis Symphony Orchestra.