Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander was an award-winning television reporter until she discovered fiction was much more fun than real life. She turned to writing full time and has never looked back. Victoria grew up traveling the country as an Air Force brat and is now settled in Omaha, Nebraska, with her husband, two teenaged children, and a bearded collie named Sam. She firmly believes housework is a four-letter word, there are no calories in anything eaten standing up, procrastination is an art form, and it's never too soon to panic.
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Author Extras
On Happily Ever After
I love happy endings, which is one of the reasons why I write romance. But I also like endings that are satisfying, even if they're sad, especially if they pull my heartstrings. The endings of two classics always bring tears to my eyes.
The final paragraphs of Mark Twain's Diary of Adam and Eve are the most romantic I've ever read. (Although, the whole story is wonderful and deeply romantic.) The very last line is Adam's at Eve's graveside. If this doesn't choke you up, nothing will
I think the final pages of Charles Dickens' Tale of Two Cites are some...
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