Alice Gaines began her flight into fantasy in 1990 in order to escape from the reality of a miserable secretarial job. She'd never written fiction before, so it was a complete shock to discover that she loved writing romance. But then, she'd always entertained herself with dreams and stories of her own making. Why not put them down on paper and - maybe, maybe with a lot of perseverance and a tiny bit of luck – share the stories with other people?

By the Fall of 1994, she’d written five complete books and one novella when she made her first sale. She currently writes for Red Sage, Changeling Press, Ellora's cave and Cerridwen Press. In 2008, she'll be published with Harlequin's newest e-book enterprise - Spice Briefs.

Alice loves the ultra sensual and was first published in Volume 1 of Red Sage's Secrets, the very first erotic romance. Her imagination runs toward the fantastic--including men who are also motorcycles, a sage who controls the weather, and alternative universes.

She lives in Oakland, California with two pet corn snakes and two stray cats. When she's not writing, she's usually cooking or watching the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland A's.

Her advice to anyone who wants to write comes from the good people at Nike. "Just do it!" And to anyone with a dream, she repeats the words of the late basketball coach, Jim Valvano. "Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up."

For information on where to order Alice's books, visit her website or contact her by email: algaines at pacbell dot net.