Love walks a fine line between passion and madness - and sometimes it stumbles.
My life has essentially been a string of it seemed like a good idea at the time moments. Including:
~ Read in my tent while a bull elephant munched on a tree outside the door
~ Wrangled animals for film
~ Worked undercover narcotics investigations
~ Transported a prisoner across the country
~ Crashed the White House News Photographers Association dinner in the perfect LBD
~ Was a dresser for runway models
~ Created specialty desserts reviewed by nationally known food critics
- Most Interesting First Date? Traveling 300 miles on a 100+ degree day in a station wagon
with broken air conditioning to deliver the decomposing carcass of a rare crocodile to a
museum.
Fortunately for a writer, the best stories often originate with the words why not, what's the worst that could happen? followed by oops.
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Dog Lover
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Foodie
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Breast Cancer Survivor
Contact:
Olivia at OliviaRyderAuthor com
IN 2018:
SECOND PLACE
FANTASY, FUTURISTIC & PARANORMAL FICTION
North Texas Romance Writers of America
Great Expectations Contest
IN 2017:
SECOND PLACE
WOMEN'S FICTION
San Antonio Romance Authors’ Emma Merritt Writing Contest
FINALIST
CONTEMPORARY SHORT
Land of Enchantment RWA Rebecca Award
IN 2016:
EIGHTH PLACE OVERALL
Romance Writers of Australia Valerie Parv International Competition
SECOND PLACE
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
New Jersey RWA Put Your Heart In A Book
SECOND PLACE
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Central Ohio Fiction Writers Ignite the Flame
SECOND PLACE
ROMANTIC ELEMENTS
Portland RWA Golden Rose
THIRD PLACE
LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
From The Heart Romance Writers
Pages From The Heart
FIFTH PLACE
SINGLE TITLE ROMANCE
Valley Forge RWA Sheila Award
IN 2015:
SECOND PLACE
SINGLE TITLE ROMANCE
North Texas RWA Great Expectation
PLACE OVERALL
Romance Writers of Australia Valerie Parv International Competition
SECOND PLACE
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
New Jersey RWA Put Your Heart In A Book
SECOND PLACE
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Central Ohio Fiction Writers Ignite the Flame
SECOND PLACE
ROMANTIC ELEMENTS
Portland RWA Golden Rose
THIRD PLACE
LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
From The Heart Romance Writers
Pages From The Heart
FIFTH PLACE
SINGLE TITLE ROMANCE
Valley Forge RWA Sheila Award
