CHERIS HODGES was bitten by the writing bug at an early age and always knew she wanted to be a writer. She wrote her first romance novel, Revelations, after having a vivid dream about the characters. She hopped out of bed at 2 A.M. and started writing. She is a 1999 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University and a winner of the NC Press Association’s community journalism award, Cheris lives in South Carolina, where she is a public relations professional. She has written over 32 novels and has been featured in the New York Times