J.R. LaGreca

Jody Riva LaGreca was born in Sea Gate, Brooklyn, New York’s first gated community near Coney Island and moved to Long Island as a young child. She has a BA in Writing/English from Queens College University of New York and graduated Phi Theta Kappa Magna Cum Laude in Fashion Apparel Design.

She received The Society of American Poets Master-Poet Honorary and was a featured poet at Borders Books & Music. Reviews for her books have been featured in Desert Independent, Daily Blaze, Midwest Book Review, Lit Mob, Affaire De Coeur Magazine, and Kingman Daily Miner. She specializes in Historical and Modern Fiction with subgenres of Romance and Mystery.

After college she worked in a family business with her mother and sister named Dreams. She designed and manufactured couture dresses and accessories, which have been in magazines, on the covers of trade journals, and sold nationwide.

Jody LaGreca lives with her family in New York. Her interests include movies, literature, power walks, yoga, swimming, museums, art galleries, vintage memorabilia, historical sites, castles, nature, picturesque settings and gourmet dining.

You may contact the author at jodylagreca@yahoo.com .