A native Washingtonian, V.R. Avent is a full-time medical billing and business office manager. She is a mother of one and lives in Washington, DC, with her beautiful daughter, Zréa. V.R. started her health care career in 2001 as a trained medical assistant, eventually becoming an administrator for a busy medical practice. Her love of erotica started after reading Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty series. She was only in her mid-teens. With her love of both clinical and administrative health care and erotic romance, it comes as no surprise that V.R. combines the two in her novels. When she isn't working, V.R. is home with her daughter, cooking and having a blast. Once Zréa is asleep, V.R. is busy at work, writing erotic romances that are balanced with just enough drama to keep you captivated.