Get "Sister's Revenge" free on Amazon. Also, you can visit my website at www.lorijeangrace.com and download "Get Even" my second book in the Michelle Angelique series free. As authors we often hear, “Write what you know.” I’ve used my personal background, and insights into behavior, to help me write realistic books. Well, as realistic as an in-your-face imaginary assassin can be. So, who am I and what is that background? First and foremost, I’m a happy person. I’ve literally been caught singing to myself while shopping and had clerks ask me, “Are you really that happy?” Yes, I am! I am happy and I like making other people happy. For the last ten years, I’ve lived in Asia which is reflected in some of the insights in the books (yes, they do eat, and enjoy, that stuff!) Currently I am a working musician and a writer. Before coming to Asia, I worked with an at-risk inner city population as a counselor and program administrator. Prior to that, I was in law enforcement as a gang coordinator with the hard core gangs in Los Angeles. Yup, I was a state employed and academy trained peace officer. My everyday clients were robbers, murderers, burglars, and all around bad guys. Part of what made me good at my job working with the gangs was many of the male members of my extended family were in the gangs as teenagers. Also, as a young single mother, I lived right in the middle of the hood. Having experienced the life in the hood helped hugely with understanding the people and their motives I write about in Michelle’s books.