About Marilyn

Marilyn Brant has been told she writes with honesty, liveliness and wit (descriptors she’s grown terribly fond of) about complex, intelligent women (like her friends) and their significant personal relationships (basically, love and family stuff).  Although her favorite passion is undoubtedly books, she proves she's not just a literary snob by confessing her lifelong fascination (read: obsession) with popular music, especially from the 1980s, most flavors of ice cream, a variety of sensuous body lotions/oils and silky sleepwear--because, next to Borders, Barnes & Noble and, well, Ben & Jerry's, Victoria's Secret is her favorite store. 

In her books, she amuses herself by slipping in references to all of the above, a sneaky tactic intended to keep her mind alert at 1:00am when she’s supposed to be writing a big fight or love scene.  Sometimes it takes including the ice cream, the lotions AND the music in her writing to effectively trick the muses into showing up.  Sometimes it just makes her hungry, aroused and curiously obsessed with her iPod.

Marilyn lives in the Midwest and works part time at a public library and part time as a book reviewer for a national magazine.  She’s blessed to have a genuinely supportive husband and son, a loving family and a truly amazing group of friends and colleagues, all of whom keep her grounded, sane and away from dangerous things like chocolate martinis (usually).  She’d love to say she also has killer abs but--so far--this is still a fantasy.

Copyright 2007-2008 :: Marilyn Brant