<p><strong>Mary Ann Rivers</strong> has been wearing a groove in her library card since she was old enough for story time. She’s been writing almost as long—her first publication credit was in <em>Highlights</em> magazine.  She started writing and reading romance in the fifth grade once she stumbled on the rainbow of romance novel book spines in the library’s fiction stacks.</p>
<p>She was an English and music major and went on to earn her MFA in creative writing, publishing poetry in journals, and leading creative writing workshops for at-risk youth. With Ruthie Knox, she is the co-founder of Brain Mill Press.</p>
