Since Marie Higgins was a little girl playing Barbies with her sister, Stacey, she has loved the adventure of making up romantic stories. Marie was only eighteen years old when she wrote her first skit, which won a Funniest Skit award. A little later in life, after she’d married and had children, Marie wrote Church road shows that were judged Funniest and Best Written. From there, she branched out to write full-length novels based on her dreams. (Yes, she says, her dreams really are that silly, and she’s like that in real life.)

Marie has been married for twenty-five years to a wonderful man. Together, they have three loving daughters and several beautiful grandchildren. Marie works full time for the state of Utah, where she has lived her entire life. She plans to keep writing, because the characters in her head won’t shut up. But her husband smiles and pretends this is normal. Secrets after Dark is Marie’s fourth novel with Walnut Springs Press. Marie enjoys hearing from her readers and may be contacted at mariehiggins84302@yahoo.com. Please visit her blog, http://mariehiggins84302.blogspot.com.