Maureen was born in Michigan, USA. She earned an English Major with Creative Writing Emphasis and teacher certification from Western Michigan University. She has taught creative writing to both children and adults in the U.S and Australia, as well as online at Writer’s Online Workshops. In 2001, she was recognized by WMU as one of eleven notable Alumni for achievements in creative writing with publications and teaching. Interested in her mother’s country of birth, Maureen traveled to Australia in 1981 where she now resides with her husband and pets. She has two grown children. She and her husband own and breed Labrador retrievers. Maureen has freelanced for various magazines and was staff writer for Australian Runner Magazine for many years. Maureen’s website, Moonspinners Writer’s Page, was voted one of the ‘101 Best Sites, 2006’ by Writer’s Digest Magazine for its Ask the Experts facility. Some of her published works are: Shadows in the Mist, Haunting Desires, Enchanted Holidays, One Touch Beyond and A Nightingale in the Sycamore. Maureen writes erotic romances under the pseudonym, Ainsley Abbott. Books inlcude: Catey's Capture and Jemimah's Genie (also included in the anthology entitled Wet). Visit Ainsley’s web page at: http://www.jasminejade.com/m-443-ains... Besides writing and working with her labradors, Maureen enjoys swimming, the sea, rip roarin’ thunderstorms, challenging video games and good books. Moonspinners Writer’s Page – site of author Maureen McMahon: http://www.maureenmcmahon.com