I love to read fast-paced books with great dialogue and interesting characters and I hope to provide those qualities in what I offer to my readers. I also love the American Southwest with its hauntingly beautiful landscapes and fascinating history. I combined these two loves in writing HEART OVER MIND. I chose my pen name at the urging of my mother. A much-admired ancestor of hers had the lovely name of Sara Lucinda West. My first publisher immediately said, "That middle name is too long for a book cover." So Sara Ann was born.