DuannaLee Petersen (pronounced Dew-wahna-Lee), Dee to friends and family, was born at home in the rural Mother Lode Country of California's Sierra Nevada range. Her own love-at-first-sight romance with a brief engagement and long-term marriage, with their small horse ranch, was the inspiration for some of her novels. Besides her family, Dee's interests lie in family history, church service, outdoor and water-oriented family activities, creative writing, portrait painting, various types of needle-work, reading, and animals. She's a NAUI scuba diver and ARRL "ham" amateur radio operator. She ser...