UPDATE: My story "Disguised Affections" has been nominated for "AMORTENTIA: Best Romance" and "CALMING DRAUGHT: Best Novel-Length" in the SSHG Awards on Live Journal. Live Journal account holders can vote at:

http://community.livejournal.com/sshg_awards/30206.html#cutid1

Good news! If you do not have an LJ, and don't feel like opening one, you can still vote! The ballot isn't flocked, so feel free to peruse the list, then send your vote via email to:

moste.potente.passions@gmail.com

This is a great opportunity to take an active part in the vibrant and lovely SSHG community! (I know I'm partial, but the good ship Grape is the best!) You don't have to vote for me (PLEASE VOTE FOR ME), but please go look over the ballot and vote for your favorites! Voting closes on December 5th.

I'm a twenty-nine year old finance geek living and working in Podunksville, USA.

That sounds like a complaint, but it's actually just where I want to be.

I could make a list of my interests, but with the exception of my horses and riding, my list would look just like everybody else's here. I like my husband, my animals, reading, writing, and no-holds barred professional martial arts origami. One day I aspire to defy the laws of space and time.

I guess that's me in a nutshell. As I suppose you all can probably tell, I hate writing these bio things.

Please feel free to look me up on any of my other sites:

FictionPress.com: http://www.fictionpress.com/~dressagegrrrl

Livejournal.com: http://dressagegrrrl.livejournal.com (This is mostly flocked, but just leave me a note if you've friended me and I'll most likely just friend you back.)

Ashwinder: http://ashwinder.sycophanthex.com/viewuser.php?uid=65622

Adultfanfiction.net: http://hp.adultfanfiction.net/authors.php?no=1296849373

Drop me a review if you have the time. It's rather inspirational to the writing bug.

Squee!! I was featured on the SSHG Quiz!!

...I've tried posting the lovely pic that MollysSister gave me, but FAILED. 8( You can see it on my Ashwinder page if you like.

Thanks, hon!

Sorry to those of you following it, but I deleted "Hidden Depths" because I hated it with the fire of a thousand suns. Rest assured. I DO plan on writing a Draco-oriented sequel to Disguised Affections, but what I posted needed to be scrubbed up and put into it's Easter-finest.

Thanks to the amazing and talented Juno_Magic for my new avatar. Not only is she an amazing and detailed writer (really, guys - go check her work out), she's a talented visual artist, too. Thanks for the avatar, hon!