Marilyn Timpanaro, author of "Marra Dallas" and "Eva Perelli," is a graduate of St. Petersburg College, where she was the editor of the literary magazine, The Obelisk. Raised in New Jersey, Marilyn has lived most of her adult life on Florida's Gulf Coast with her family and pets, along with an assortment of interesting friends and acquaintances - whose names, personalities, or personas may creep onto the pages of her novels. Marilyn's character-driven stories create attachments to people we feel like we know, and leave us wanting to discover more about their lives, even after we've turned the