Terri-Lynne DeFino was born and raised in New Jersey but escaped to the wilds of Connecticut where she still lives with her husband, and her cats. She is the author of the novels V...view moreTerri-Lynne DeFino was born and raised in New Jersey but escaped to the wilds of Connecticut where she still lives with her husband, and her cats. She is the author of the novels Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story and The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (and Their Muses) as well as the Bitterly Suite romance series.view less