April Ash
Always intrigued by romance, April started reading Regency novels (Barbara Cartland) then went on to contemporary romances. When her four children were all teenagers, she began writing as a sanity outlet. As a teacher, being creative kept her one step ahead of her pupils. Writing gave April an additional outlet for her imagination. A lover of movies and love songs, many inspire her writing and lead to story ideas.
April also has books published by Ellora's Cave imprint Cerridwen Press, sensuous romances that are either paranormal or cotemporary books, under the pen name Marianne Stephens. Humor plays a big part in her stories, although suspense can also be found. More information can be found at www.mariannestephens.net. She published a ghostwritten, nonfiction ebook based on the life of a women's shelter speaker in 2000.
April lives in Kansas with her husband, children and grandchildren. She's member of Romance Writers of America, Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal, Mid America Romance Authors, and Midwest Romance Writers. She's also involved in other romance sites and a blog.
