Bio

MARIANNE LACROIX started writing as a child in elementary school. Her first book was a story about a Christmas underwater featuring an eel, a whale and an octopus which she read to the first grade class to a memorable round of applause. She grew up in New Jersey in a small town located between Philadelphia and Atlantic City where she received her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Glassboro State (aka Rowan University). Shortly afterward, she married and moved to Southwest Georgia. There she went back to school for nursing. She has worked in a hospital, a nursing home, and a local physician’s office.

When she was pregnant, Mari revisited her earlier passion for writing. Always a voracious reader, she decided to write romances she’d like to read. She has written several short stories, novellas and novels and has received numerous recognitions for her writing such as two Romantic Times BOOKclub Reviewer Choice nominees, a Paranormal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature (PEARL) Honorable Mention, and a Cupid and Psyche Award (CAPA). She is active in Romance Writers of America and is founder and President (2008-2010) of the Florida Panhandle Romance Writers (FPHRW) RWA chapter located in Tallahassee, Florida, and Member-at-Large (2010) for Passionate Ink, the Erotic Romance Special Interest RWA chapter. Mari loves reading romance, surfing the web, hanging out with her family and friends, and gossiping on the phone.

Mari lives in South Georgia with her husband, their twin daughters, two dogs, a cockatiel, and a very lovable cat.

FaceBook: Marianne LaCroix Fan Page
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mariannelacroix

Recent Interviews, etc.

The Bradford Bunch blog Oct. 29, 2009
eCataromance (2007)
RWR magazine, “Writers on Writing”, February 2010. [PDF]