But the realization that I needed a focus for the future encouraged me to do what I had always wanted to do. I had always been discouraged from pursuing a writing career by the volatile nature of the business and the relatively poor chance for success. I first worked as a teacher and then graduated from law school when I desired a more lucrative and independent career. I came to writing by a circuitous route, starting out as an avid reader of JANE EYRE and WUTHERING HEIGHTS and GONE WITH THE WIND and REBECCA and any other similarly themed books I could find.

I would like to tell you a little about myself. I live in PA with my husband and college student daughter, a mini dachshund and a sun conyer parrot. So pull up a chair and take down a book- or pick up a Kindle- and join me in a world where the heroes are tough and headstrong but never boorish and the heroines are feminine and sympathetic but never helpless.'I am Doreen Owens Malek, author of over forty books and lifelong fan of romantic fiction. They always HELP each other and reinforce the quaint but enduring notion that love conquers all - at least in the fictional universe of my imagination.

I like to read and write stories in which the main characters overcome obstacles to get together, and then stay together because their mutual devotion cannot be denied no matter what else is happening around them. Nothing is as rewarding as hearing from my readers, so please use my website to communicate your thoughts and criticisms, as I am always eager to learn from you.Ī romance novel rarely disappoints me: in an uncertain world filled with tragedy and sadness, reading about an appealing woman finding a strong man to love her and share her life is the perfect escape. I have written all types of books for all types of people, but my favorite literary pursuit is and always has been romance. I sold my fledgling novel to the first editor who read it, and I have been writing ever since. I am Doreen Owens Malek, author of over forty books and lifelong fan of romantic fiction.

Season of Mist by Doreen Owens Malek