Growing up in the Hamptons in the '60s and '70s, there was no such thing as paparazzi or People magazine. "Townies" felt it was an honor to work for the rich and famous. My personal interactions with those of Hampton society would fuel my desire to write a series of books set in the small hamlets on the south shore of Long Island.

My tenth-grade English teacher told me I'd never write a novel. After high school, I took the advice of my favorite poet, Robert Frost, and followed "The Road Not Taken." I went on to become an award-winning mathematics teacher in a high school outside of Syracuse, NY.

Once I retired from my dream job, I pulled out my bucket list: write a book and travel. While grocery shopping, I discovered Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts in the book aisle. I still have the copy in my nightstand. That book set me on my journey to writing the Hampton Thoroughbreds series. Love on the Run was born!

When not writing, I knit, binge my favorite TV shows, and love being a Nana. My latest reads are Nancy Thayer, Gayle Callen (writing as Emma Cane), Jeannie Moon (especially her Compass Cover series), and recently discovered Seeking Persephone on Peacock, which is also part of a five-book series.

Make the most of each day!

Diane Culver