Born in Rockhampton, Alyssa gained a degree in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Queensland, St. Lucia. During her days as a student, and also upon graduation, she moon-lighted in restaurants as a professional pianist.Her first Speech Pathology job took her to the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. Then, the lure of travelling the world called, and she left her profession for 18 months to become an international flight attendant for Qantas Airways. The excitement of travelling to exotic locations on different continents was fabulous and one she enjoyed...until she met her soul mate! Romance became the priority over travelling. Given that most of the time Alyssa was on one side of the world and her husband, an international pilot, was on the other, it was time to go back to Speech Pathology, the other profession she loves!Now, still very happily married and three wonderful children later, Alyssa has obtained a Masters Degree in Science and continues to work in her busy private Speech Pathology practice. An avid reader of romance since her late teens, she began writing romances in the evenings when the birth of her twins kept her at home as a full-time mother.Apart from her writing and work, Alyssa's favourite pastimes include cheering her very sporty children on from the sidelines, travelling with the family, reading, entertaining, gardening and playing tennis. She and her family live south of Sydney on a five acre property in the hills that they share with a dog, three horses, seven goats, numerous chickens and visits from deer, wallabies, echidnas and beautiful native birds.For more about Alyssa, visit her Facebook page or webpage: www.alyssajmontgomery.comAlyssa also pens historical romances under the author name, Alyssa James.Read more about this authorRead less about this author