When Elaine was five, she decided she wanted to be a writer who illustrated her own books. In third grade her first short story was published in the local weekly newspaper. There was no turning back then!

At sixteen she began her first novel--an English historical about a highwayman. That one's still in the works. In 1998, her first novel was published by Berkley-Jove Haunting Hearts. It incorporated romance with her love of Southern lore--ghosts, a reverence for tradition, and long, sultry days perfect for falling in love.  Her last three Harlequin Superromances are set in Montana. 

She loves horses, gardening, baseball, eating sushi with her son when he's home. She currently lives in Louisiana.