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When I was making this video, I found an old photo of me ‘studying’ back in the day at university. I was sitting outside what we called the ‘student center’ near the science building on campus. A friend captured the moment and I kept the photo in my college yearbook. [college photo in video]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, we wore dresses and I remember those black suede shoes. Low heels. I started out wearing 3-inch heels — red, of course — but that didn’t last. The campus was vast and hilly and I had to trek across the campus from the humanities building to the library and then to the science building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A different time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I lived in Laguna Beach steps from the ocean, got my first surfboard, and had a wonderful mentor from the golden days of Hollywood. A charming, older lady who helped me with my singing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve come a long way… but I’ll always remember those days sitting on the beach and reading my ‘Angelique<\/em>‘ books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And studying French and German.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made it through college, then went to live in Europe, and embarked on the adventures that eventually made it into my novels. Especially ‘SISTERS AT WAR<\/a><\/strong>‘. The story of the Beaufort Sisters in Paris 1940 <\/strong>when the unthinkable happens to one of them… a violent sexual assault… and how it affects them both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More later… and how I added my own life experiences to the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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