My name is pronounced Ree-on LOW-dah.. Reon rhymes with neon-- NOT Simone. (I hear this a lot much to my chagrin.) I love to read and write (of course!).I'm a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism. I've worked as a features and lifestyle reporter at three major newspapers. Regular beats have included: pop culture, fitness, fashion and television. My work has appeared in many newspapers across the country via the Gannett and Scripps Howard wire services. I've had seven romance novels and one novella published. I'm currently working on my first mainstream women's fiction novel. I'm a wife and the mother of the cutest preschool age boy. I'm a movie and TV buff. I enjoy working out. And I do needlework (knitting and crocheting) when I can squeeze it in. I collect I Love Lucy dolls by Mattel.

To contact me email reonlaudat@yahoo.com. You can find me on facebook, too.