1962
AUTHOR R. ANN SIRACUSA is involved in many activities, but her two favorite are traveling the world and writing fiction. This talented author combines those passions into novels which transport readers to exotic settings, immerse them in romance, intrigue, and foreign cultures, and make them laugh.
After receiving a degree in Architecture from UC Berkeley, she traveled to Italy. There she worked in 1961 Rome for an Italian architecture and urban planning firm and married the Sicilian policeman she met at the Fountain of Love on her first day there. When she and her husband returned to the United States, they settled down to career and family. But the travel bug never left her. While working for thirty-seven years in her chosen career, she made time to travel and began to write fiction that incorporated many of her experiences and observations.
After receiving a degree in Architecture from UC Berkeley, she traveled to Italy. There she worked in 1961 Rome for an Italian architecture and urban planning firm and married the Sicilian policeman she met at the Fountain of Love on her first day there. When she and her husband returned to the United States, they settled down to career and family. But the travel bug never left her. While working for thirty-seven years in her chosen career, she made time to travel and began to write fiction that incorporated many of her experiences and observations.
Today, she is retired, lives in San Diego, California, and writes full time (which is as many hours as an Italian husband, three grown children, and eight grandchildren will allow on any given day). Her first novel (a women's fiction Mafia thriller) was published in 2008. Twelve additional works have been published by four publishers. .
She has been active in Romance Writers of America since 1985 and served two terms as Co-president of the San Diego RWA Chapter and on several national committees. Since retirement, in addition to writing, she has become a quilter, still rides quads with her family in the desert, and participates in charity work with ChildHelp USA, and serves on the vestry of her church.
She has been active in Romance Writers of America since 1985 and served two terms as Co-president of the San Diego RWA Chapter and on several national committees. Since retirement, in addition to writing, she has become a quilter, still rides quads with her family in the desert, and participates in charity work with ChildHelp USA, and serves on the vestry of her church.
2012
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