Christie Walker Bos is a hopeful romantic living in Big Bear Lake, California, with her soul mate Robbie Bos, who fulfilled 63 out of 65 items on her very own Man List. Having found her soul mate using a magical man list, Christie fictionalized the story and came up with her first romantic comedy, Magical Man List. Christie and her very own Magical Man, at their Renaissance peasant wedding in the forest of Big Bear.

In addition to writing novels, Christie has a full-time job as an editor/writer for the optical industry, is a professional photographer, and jewelry maker. She’s an activist in the areas of the environment and women’s issues volunteering for both the Sierra Club and at a local women’s shelter. A mother of two—Erica and Brian—Christie enjoys life in the mountains, camping, music festivals and anything involving friends, family and her kids. She has had three non-fiction books published for kids on the topics of hot air ballooning, volleyball and understanding male and female roles for young adults. Christie on an adventure to the Arctic Circle to capture the Northern Lights.

Dressed as Jenny, the Jeffrey Pine, Christie promotes stewardship of our natural resources to children and adults.

Below You'll Find an Interview with Christie...

What do you like to do when you're not working?

When am I not working? Yikes! When is that? Let's see … for my day job I'm an editor/writer/photographer for the eyewear industry. I also have a small jewelry business where I create one-of-a-kind necklaces, bracelets and earrings that are displayed in a local art gallery. I volunteer for a number of non-profits putting on events and raising funds. I love to read but can't when I'm in the middle of writing; otherwise I lose my unique voice and my characters start sounding like other author's characters. So reading becomes a special treat, a reward for finishing a novel.

What do you like about where you live?

I live in a small mountain community in Southern California called Big Bear Lake. My home office looks out onto the sloping hillside of our backyard that is currently covered in native plants and wildflowers. Hummingbirds come up to my window to check on my progress, alerting me to their presence with the whirring sound of their wings. Surrounded by pine trees under an umbrella of blue sky, it's my own little piece of paradise.

If you could have one special super or magical power, what would it be?

That's easy. I would want to clone myself so I could get everything done that I need to do. I volunteer for way too much stuff. I need to learn to "Just say no!"

What's your favorite smell?

I love the smell of freshly ground coffee, although strangely enough I don't like how coffee tastes. I love the smell of rain hitting hot asphalt and of freshly mowed grass in the summer. I love the smell of the desert after it rains—the parched soil and sagebrush explode with an aroma that makes me want to roll around in the dirt. But my most favorite smell is how my husband smells after we make love. Yummy!

What makes a man attractive to you?

It's nothing physical. It's the way he looks at me. If I'm the center of his universe, he will have a better chance of being the center of mine.

What's the most interesting thing you've ever done?

Oh my God. I've been on this planet a good long time. I could write a book about all the cool stuff I've done. (Hey, maybe I will!) The story I tell the most is how I made a list for the perfect man, called to the universe to bring him to me and then married the guy when he appeared. Then I wrote a book about that—MAGICAL MAN LIST—coming out in October. (Forgive the shameless plug!)

What else would you like readers to know about you or your work?

I have novels circling over my head waiting to land and sometimes can't write fast enough to get them all down on paper. My characters talk to me, argue with each other and sometimes try and run away with the novel. I have to ask, "Who's in charge here?"

I wake up in the middle of the night sometimes with complete storylines in my head and have to get up and write it all down before I go back to sleep. Otherwise when I wake up I've forgotten it all and I'm left with this feeling that I'm missing something.

Ms. Walker Bos self-published her first novel, The Magical Man List, a romantic comedy about finding your soul mate. This novel has been re-released in E-book format as Magical Man List,by Cerridwen press with a new chapter one and a new cover. 

Her second novel, The Write Man for Her, was also picked up by Cerridwen press and was released on July 6th, 2007. The Write Man for Her is now available in Print.

She just completed novel number three, Getting Back to Delaney, a fun romantic tale involving three fairy godmother type neighbors who have a penchant for interferring in other people's lives. Getting Back to Delaney was released on October 23rd and is now available as an E-Book. Ms. Walker Bos is currently working on novel number four titled, Pandora’s Closet.