First Amendment lovin' Texan wife, mother, teacher, writer, low-carb living zumba backslider, addicted to Survivor, BBC Mysteries and Phrynne Fisher. I talk a lot and blog a lot and write a lot and tweet a lot. My husband wishes I'd clean a lot, but he loves me anyway. I love my day job. I'm a public education advocate and activist and true education reformer. Don't even get me started about testing and politicians and what they've done to the schools the last two decades. My name is now three easy names, but I was born Mary Beth Hagberg. When you move to Texas with the last name Hagberg, prepare for harassment. The name was like Smith in Minnesota, but where I live now...yeah. Not. My dad wanted to name me Beth, but my mom said no because she died in Little Women. I love Little Women. It was the first big book I read, and I've loved it ever since. I still cry when Beth dies. I read everything: cereal boxes, shampoo bottles, Nora, SEP, THE DRESDEN FILES (ohmigosh, if you have not read Dresden, quit reading this and go do so now.) I write under two names. This one and my mainstream romance pen name Liz Lee. Don't check those out if you're afraid of steam. I'm told they're smoking. I think that's a compliment. I told my hubby I was getting him a shirt that says "My wife writes steamy romance. I'm the inspiration." He liked that idea. My Mary Beth Lee books are Young Adult and Inspirational. I keep the names separate so people don't go looking for Dr Pepper and Vodka. My current heroine is Sharlene Gallagher. She's a Guardian Angel in training. She has to solve murders before they happen. I LOVE writing those books. I love Sharlene. :) I enjoy comments from readers. If you want to drop me a line, check out my blog. Mary Beth Lee is a student media adviser in North Texas where she lives with her husband and dog.