What happens when a Jersey girl falls in love with the Florida sunshine? Lois’s life changed when she made sultry Tampa her home. It might have been the subtropical heat that forced the characters and stories out of her head and into the books she writes. The southern migration has inspired her reinvention, and has allowed her to pursue her passions—cooking for family and friends, growing orchids, and learning tennis. Her food blog, the Culture and Cuisine Club, continues to push the envelope of dinner club creativity. She’s obsessed with the arts, and fondly remembers the days when she could snap out sixteen fouettés en point. These interests are the entrées that fill her books… with a fillip of sexy seasoning to spice things up. On most weekends she can be found enjoying the perfect cocktail with close friends. Life is beautiful.