I believe my readers are crazy about their parents and want to be just like them when they grow up.

She had gradually changed her name. "Jane" was too dull. Last year, she'd added a "y", becoming Jayne, which had more personality..

Guys with nice person names try to be sympathetic..

I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys.

Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published.