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<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>A love of travel led me to the US Foreign Service.  After a decade of service I resigned from my position to stay home with my children, write books and follow my husband around the world on his diplomatic missions.  

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I have published one romance novel (Smoke and Mirrors, Harlequin Temptation) and a dozen short stories.  Currently I'm working on a Woman's Fiction Novel, short stories and several pieces of Children's Literature.   <div><br></div><div>As a writer I hold membership in the Washington Romance Writers (WRW), Romance Writers of America (RWA) and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).  </div>

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I also love to read, scrapbook, travel and take photos.  (All photos Copyright 1990-2009 Lisa Emilia Arlt Escoto)<div><br></div><div>I reside in Northern Virginia with my husband and our two daughters.  </div><div><br></div><div>(Photo is of one of my "dream houses" located in Colonial Williamsburg, VA)</div>

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