Sharon M. Peterson has always been a voracious reader, using books to escape her real life and discover new friends. Every Mother’s Day, she thanks her mom for letting her read when she should have been cleaning her room. As a result, she’s a terrible housekeeper but a pretty dang good writer. For several years, she taught middle school English and ESL and has the personality to prove it. When she’s not hiding from her kids in the closet or writing, she’s also a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) and a founding member of Every Damn Day Writers (an accountability and support group for women writers). One of Sharon’s favorite quotes is from Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath: “It was her habit to build up laughter out of inadequate materials.” She strives to tackle life that way and create characters who do the same. Sharon writes women’s fiction with heart and humor and always a bit of romance. Her first novel was a finalist in the 2018 North Houston RWA Lone Star Writing Competition and a 2019 RWA Golden Heart® finalist. She lives Texas with her husband and four children, including two autistic sons. She has one cat, two dogs, one Russian tortoise, one tattoo, an iced tea addiction, and an intense fear of poodles (don’t ask). Plans for her own emotional support fish are currently in the works.