Linda Rey was born with the voice of an angel and a brain so amazing she'll probably donate it to science. To hear her mother tell it, Linda was just your average kid with an overactive imagination and a knack for storytelling.

Linda writes books for teens and tweens as author Linda Rey as a way to complicate her life and to connect with younger readers. Specializing in "fish out of water" stories because of a childhood illness that left Linda isolated for a time, Linda champions the outsiders. When asked what she hopes readers will take away from her Confessions of a Nerdy Girl series for middle grade readers, Linda says she'd like readers to discover we're not born to fit IN--we're born to stand OUT.

When she's not channeling her youth by penning stories for girls, Linda writes romantic comedy and books for women as author Linda Cousine, the middle-aged (assuming she lives to be 116) grandma of 7, (but a cool grandma who has a Harley and a tattoo on her wrist that says Believe). All the Lindas live in Orange County, California, with their shared husband and a dog named Dude.

You can find Linda and her many personas at:
www.NerdyGirlBooks.com
www.LindaReyBooks.com
www.LindaCousine.com