Must Love Dogs? Sarah Raplee, Paranormal Romance Writer

My name is Sarah Raplee, and I write romance fiction. They say that admitting the problem is the first step to recovery, but I like being hooked on writing. I’m one of the founders (aka Queens) of Romancing the Genres, along with Judith Ashley.

I grew up in California and on a tropical island in the South Pacific. My interest in writing began in second grade, when I wrote a Mother Goose parody to rave teacher reviews. I decided I wanted to be a mother, an author, a poet, and an artist when I grew up.  Sadly, I soon realized that my total lack of eye-hand coordination effectively eliminated ‘artist’ from the running.

After high school graduation, I followed my heart and married my firefighter/ Coast Guardsman boyfriend and all-round hero. After achieving my goal of motherhood, I earned a teaching degree and worked as an educator, social worker, and  technical writer before getting serious about writing fiction for publication. 


I wouldn't be revising my second book now if it weren't for the support of my husband and my famiIy. My writer sister bought me a membership in the Romance Writers of America to learn the craft and business of fiction writing.  


I write to uplift people and entertain them with my stories, to make them laugh and leave them feeling optimistic about life and love. 

I write paranormal romance with psychic characters. My next project will be a YA Steampunk Romance complete with a mad scientist, a time machine, and zombies. My books are funny, scary, and always include canine characters in secondary roles. Freckles (in the photo) still has his fur in a bunch about the dogs, but Penny-the-Pointer is smiling.

When I crawl out of my Writer’s Cave, I enjoy going on adventures or volunteering with family and friends. Ghost hunting, anyone?