Allie Burton didn't realize having so many jobs would become great research material for the stories she writes. She has been everything from a fitting room attendant to a bike police officer to a professional mascot escort. She has lived on three continents and in four states and has studied art, fashion design, marine biology, and advertising. When her kids asked, "when are you going to write a story we can read?" she switched from adult novels to Young Adult and Middle Grade and hasn't looked back. Allie is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, Romance Writers o...