Bride by Mistake
Though she was born in Chicago, Illinois, Marilyn Shank has lived in  Independence, Missouri since she was a young girl. She holds a Bachelor's  Degree in English from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and  speaks German fluently. Before succumbing to her passion for writing,  Marilyn worked as a legal secretary, an office manager, and was the  founder and owner of Word Power, a small editing-services business.  Marilyn is the author of several romance novels and also teaches writing  workshops in public schools and libraries. When she’s not writing, Marilyn  enjoys reading, amateur radio operation, and traveling the world with her  husband.