Like many authors, Markie Morelli didn't take her writing career seriously until the last of her five children and two grandchildren had one foot out the door. The woman who was frequently seen with a book in one hand and a baby on her hip decided to take the plunge once the demands of motherhood and work eased up. Markie lives in New York and is a firm believer that some of the best things in life happen after forty, and they don't necessarily happen to the beautiful people. They happen to the average Joe and his slightly overweight wife with the messy bun in her hair and spaghetti sauce spattered on her sweatshirt. They happen to the couples, who have survived the trials and tribulations of marriage, know who they are, and are comfortable enough in their own skin to say what they really want out of life now that the kids are grown. Her characters are not perfect. They stumble and falter, but in the end they often find out vanilla is not their only choice. There are a lot of flavors out there just waiting to be tasted. Markie predominantly writes in the Age-Play genre. As Author Stevie MacFarlane, she writes under many romance genres including Contemporary, Western, Historical and Time Travel. Writing as Markie she is currently working on a new age-play novel. On the other hand, Stevie is working on a western and plotting an alien seduction romance. She laughingly says she might have a split personality. Her husband insists there are three of her, Markie, Stevie, and the woman he married. He may be right!