I'M DANCING ON SUNSHINE because you have dropped by my little part of Parris's Paradise. We have some things in common ~ that we believe good overcomes evil; that love triumphs over everything, even death; that we love a tension-packed story; and that we feel the best books enhance our lives. I write for the reckless of heart. Not surprisingly, I identify with my novels' characters. I suffer with their bewilderments and angsts and rejoice in their joys and triumphs. And I believe that if we heroically hold fast to our own vision for ourselves in our journey’s confrontations and challenges, then Life WILL manifest our dreams and goals and visions, as it does for my characters in my novels. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Parris Afton Bonds is the mother of five sons and the author of more than fifty published novels. She is co-founder and first vice president of Romance Writers of America. Declared by ABC’s Nightline as one of three best-selling authors of romantic fiction, the New York Times best seller Parris Afton Bonds has been featured in major newspapers and magazines and published in more than a dozen languages. The Parris Award was established in her name by the Southwest Writers Workshop to honor a published writer who has given outstandingly of time and talent to other writers. Prestigious recipients of the Parris Award include Tony Hillerman and the Pulitzer Prize nominee Norman Zollinger. She donates spare time to teaching creative writing to both grade school children and female inmates, both whom she considers her captive audiences.