L C RooneyL.C. Rooney's first professional career move was to convince the attorney who hired her 16-year-old self as an entry-level legal secretary to pay for her paralegal training. She still considers that to be the most fun she's ever had working--until sh began writing fiction...about a paralegal. While there may be some similarities between the author and Riley Russell, the latter is savvier, younger, and more likely to confront danger than the former. Let's face it: there's a lot to be said for only having to think, dream, and write about criminals rather than face down the real thing in dark places. Ms. Rooney currently calls an island off the coast of Maine home, but, like Riley, she is and always will be a Jersey girl at heart. Read More Read Less