My husband used to take care of the business part of this, and after he died I found I wasn't really any good at it. I hate remembering who owes me what and bugging them if they haven't paid me.

Their son Matt DeAndrea is also a writer. She has also written a number of murder mysteries under her real name Orania Papazoglou featuring the romance author Patience McKenna. Her novel Not a Creature Was Stirring also received an Edgar nomination this time for "Best Paperback Original"; it was also nominated for the 1991 Anthony Award in the same category.