Sylvia Halliday

Sylvia Halliday was born in Toronto, Canada and grew up in Massachusetts. She married a New Yorker and raised four children, while living the life of a typical suburban housewife---dabbling with gourmet cooking, sewing her own clothes, serving on PTA boards, etc. As the children grew, she found herself becoming restless. She and a friend decided to write a cookbook, but after a few months, they grew bored. As luck would have it, Sylvia had read a tabloid article just that morning, telling about a historical romance writer who was actually two housewives from New Jersey. Sylvia broached the idea to her friend. "I couldn't do it," said her friend, "but you're one of those melodramatic 'Ha! Thou lusty wench!' types!' "