Rebecca Goings has always enjoyed writing stories.  As a young child, she wrote stories and poems to stay sane through her parents' divorce and the lonely years ahead.   Her stories not only became her therapy, but they became her safe-haven as well.  Knowing that becoming an author was her dream, Rebecca entered her stories and poems into contests and won a few awards.   She wrote her first inspirational romance as a junior in high school and shared it with friends, who encouraged her that it was good enough to publish.   But Rebecca decided to have a family first before pursuing her dream.  Her first contract was offered to her in October of 2004 from By Grace Publishing for her novel LEARNING TO LOVE AGAIN, of which she dedicated to her old high school friend, fulfilling a promise she made.   She is now also published with Champagne Books and Samhain Publishing, writing both insprational and mainstream romance.  Rebecca lives in Oregon with her husband, four kids, a cat, a dog, and a lizard.