Elisabeth Barrett
1806 – 1861
Elizabeth Barrett is an American Author. She was born and raised in small town Connecticut and as a child played the piano and read everything that she came across. In high school Elizabeth took a job at a local bookstore. While working there discovered romance novels and devoted as much time as she could reading them. During summers she worked as a guest student at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and studied biology in her undergraduate before going to law school. After graduating from law school, Elisabeth worked for a decade as a patent attorney specializing on both prosecution and biotechnology litigation. She started writing fiction and in time established herself as an author. Elisabeth Barrret is the author of The Star Harbor Series, The West Coast Holiday Series and the Return to Briarwood Series. She spends her time writing sexy contemporary romance, editing, teaching, and relaxing with her family. She also likes to bake sweet things, sing in grand choruses, grow orchids, and hike open space preserves. Elisabeth lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children.