She believes in love and happy endings, and all the magnificent emotions romance novels offer their readers. Lara has enjoyed a rewarding career as a bilingual teacher. She believes there is no greater gift than that of education. Teaching young children to read in two languages will always be one of Lara s proud accomplishments. Putting her love of reading, writing, and teaching to use, Lara makes time for various speaking engagements at high schools and colleges.
Topics range from motivating young people to set and achieve their goals to the craft of writing.
She is also the literacy signing coordinator for her Romance Writers of America chapter, helping to raise money for adult literacy. Lara lives in California with her husband, son, and two pampered dachshunds. When she s not writing she enjoys completing marathons for the Leukemia Society of America and traveling with her family.