| About Merry |
Merry grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was introduced to Regency romances
at a young age by her mother who had a secret passion for Georgette Heyer.
After graduating with a bachelor’s in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania,
Merry worked in fund-raising for a number of non-profit organizations. When this didn't prove
as fulfilling as she would have hoped, she went back to school for a master's degree in
secondary education where she shared her love of history with inner-city teenagers and tried
to instill the same love in them -- the jury's till out on whether it worked.
Marriage and the birth of two children interrupted her second attempt at a career.
In order to keep her sanity while raising her children, Merry began living in a fantasy
world filled with dashing, noble heroes and beautiful heroines. Desperately searching for an
excuse to put the children into daycare, Merry decided to write down her fantasies and call it "working".
She was amazed when someone, other than her husband, actually liked her writing. In 2002, Merry was one of the three
winners of the Royal Ascot Writing Contest and was offered a two book contract with Kensington Publishers. MISS SETON'S
SONATA, Merry’s first book, was released in January, 2004 from Zebra Books. Her second book, WOOING MISS WHATELY,
came out in June, '04. The last two books of the Merry Men Quartet, LOVE OF MY LIFE and DAME FORTUNE were published
in June and September, 2005, with her last book having the esteemed honor of being one of the last traditional Regency
romances published by Kensington.
MISS SETON’S SONATA is the winner of the 2004 Golden Leaf Contest for best Regency Romance. LOVE OF MY LIFE won
second place in the Write Touch Reader’s Award, 2005. And DAME FORTUNE was a finalist in the National Reader's Choice
Award, The Beacon Award and the NJ Golden Leaf.
Since the death of traditional Regencies, Merry has been working on a number of different projects including writing YA Fantasy,
Adult romantic paranormal and Women's Fiction. For the most part, she's been writing up a storm and have a great time
exploring all of the different stories she hadn't had a chance to write while writing Regencies.
Merry is also loving every minute she spends teaching other people how to write at the Writer's Institute at Frederick Community
College.
at a young age by her mother who had a secret passion for Georgette Heyer.
After graduating with a bachelor’s in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania,
Merry worked in fund-raising for a number of non-profit organizations. When this didn't prove
as fulfilling as she would have hoped, she went back to school for a master's degree in
secondary education where she shared her love of history with inner-city teenagers and tried
to instill the same love in them -- the jury's till out on whether it worked.
Marriage and the birth of two children interrupted her second attempt at a career.
In order to keep her sanity while raising her children, Merry began living in a fantasy
world filled with dashing, noble heroes and beautiful heroines. Desperately searching for an
excuse to put the children into daycare, Merry decided to write down her fantasies and call it "working".
She was amazed when someone, other than her husband, actually liked her writing. In 2002, Merry was one of the three
winners of the Royal Ascot Writing Contest and was offered a two book contract with Kensington Publishers. MISS SETON'S
SONATA, Merry’s first book, was released in January, 2004 from Zebra Books. Her second book, WOOING MISS WHATELY,
came out in June, '04. The last two books of the Merry Men Quartet, LOVE OF MY LIFE and DAME FORTUNE were published
in June and September, 2005, with her last book having the esteemed honor of being one of the last traditional Regency
romances published by Kensington.
MISS SETON’S SONATA is the winner of the 2004 Golden Leaf Contest for best Regency Romance. LOVE OF MY LIFE won
second place in the Write Touch Reader’s Award, 2005. And DAME FORTUNE was a finalist in the National Reader's Choice
Award, The Beacon Award and the NJ Golden Leaf.
Since the death of traditional Regencies, Merry has been working on a number of different projects including writing YA Fantasy,
Adult romantic paranormal and Women's Fiction. For the most part, she's been writing up a storm and have a great time
exploring all of the different stories she hadn't had a chance to write while writing Regencies.
Merry is also loving every minute she spends teaching other people how to write at the Writer's Institute at Frederick Community
College.
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