Marie Ferrarella

Marie Ferrarella, née Rydzynski (born March 28, 1948, in Germany) is an American writer of over 272 romance novels as Marie Ferrarella, which have been translated into at least seven languages. She has also written under the names Marie Nicole, Marie Michael, and Marie Charles.

Biography Marie Rydzynski was born on March 28, 1948, to Polish parents in Allied-occupied Germany, and moved to the United States when she was four. She has a master's degree in Shakespearean comedy from Queens College in New York City.

Her first romance was sold in 1982 and she has since written over three hundred other novels. She has won a Romance Writers of America RITA Award for best Traditional Romance, and has been named a Romantic Times Career Achievement Winner.

Ferrarella and her husband live in Southern California, with their two children. Her hobbies include old movies, musicals and mysteries.