Connie Allegra was raised in Marietta, GA and moved to Florida in 1986. She lives in Sarasota, where she raised three children. Connie is a lover of many things - design, history, and books being at the top of the list. She enjoys spending time with her grown children and her grandchildren, all of whom live in Sarasota.. 

Her first books are That Callie Can Do Just Anything! and Kei and Callie Visit Daisy's Farm, both of which are based on her own childhood but feature the names of two of her sweet grandchildren.