Lavonda P HowardVonda Howard has been a hopeless romantic since the moment Cinderella twirled across her TV screen. That first glimpse of magic, true love, and a killer pair of shoes sparked a lifelong obsession with happily ever afters-and now she gets to write the.Born and raised in Washington, D.C. and currently living her Southern chapter in North Alabama, Vonda is a self-proclaimed creative chameleon. When she's not crafting swoon-worthy love stories, she's designing graphics, crocheting intricate creations, or being lovingly terrorized by her precocious Yorkie, Popcorn.Her favorite things include peppermint tea, Jelly Bellys (the good flavors only), Chipotle runs that are never "just one burrito," and disaster movies-because sometimes you need to watch the world fall apart before the couple gets their HEA.Illegal Contact is her debut novel and the first book in the Dallas Lonestar Outlaws series.She believes in dragons, grand gestures, and love that's worth the risk. Read More Read Less