About Author Lyza Berry

I was born in Spanish Harlem, New York but grew up in Chapel Hill,
North Khakilackie. My mother is an awesome, strong, independent woman
whom I still adore to this day and who raised me on her own while
working and putting herself through school. She is part of why I am who I
am today...though some would question if that were a good thing or a bad
one. My husband, whom is my high school sweet heart, is responsible for
the other part of why I am who I am. Five years out of high school, we
got married and eight years after that we had our first baby, who is
helping mold me even more every day.

Growing up, I always wanted to be a doctor, from a General Practitioner,
to a Pediatrician, to a Neonatalogist. I never would have thought I'd
want to be a writer, a fantasy one at that. Being an only child, I've always
had a vivid imagination and Goddess knows I've never had a problem
expressing myself. However, publishing my thoughts for the world to read
would never have crossed my mind.

I read and write Urban Fantasy and I'm always trying to work on
something new for publication. The paranormal has always been a tickle in
the back of my min, always trying to creep its way to the fore front. I
guess it was inevitable I would one day give in to the calling. La Sangre
Llama.

A few years ago A Kiss of Shadows by Laurel K Hamilton fell in my lap, no longer allowing me to ignore that distant
call. From there, I went to her vampire series and the desire to write was born. To create what I wasn't getting from
other authors. I wanted my own world with my own sick and twisted voices yelling in my head. A friend once told me
that I write cause I want to play God...or Goddess rather?

There ain't much I shy away from in my writing though with my first publication, Goldie's Trois, I did blush every time
someone told me they read it. When people read my work, I want them to feel what I feel...hell, I want them to just plain
feel. Smile at the things that made me happy. Cry at the things that were a little more personal and hard to write though
I wrote them anyway. Get pissed when my plot doesn't quite go the way they want it to or when my characters go, what
they would consider, a little out of character. I want them to shiver when my characters kiss or get close and then, if they
want, I want them to tell me about it. About how they feel or just plain curse me out for not making things go their way
so I can tell them to get to writing. *wink wink*

When not at my keyboard, I enjoy playing with my bouncing baby boy and helping him discover his new world or I enjoy
playing bouncy with his daddy...awe sookie, sookie now! I can also be found chasing down a good cup of joe or a good
book...yes, I still and will always read other work. How else will I know what my competition is doing. And when time
permits...HA! HA!...I crochet with a mean hook, cross stitch, and scrapbook all of life's experiences.

Visit my contact page and see the various way to reach out or me or, if you'd like, simply email me and say hi!