I was born in Mississippi, raised in Mississippi, and married while attending a university in Mississippi. After graduation, my husband began his Army career and whisked me away to see the world.

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Life as a military spouse demanded an array of adjustments. Our family changed homes twenty-four times, lived in ten different states, and spent eleven years outside the USA.

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During those busy years, I raised two wonderful daughters, earned a master's degree in Early Childhood Education, and taught either kindergarten or first grade in Georgia, Germany, and Saudi Arabia.

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Guests always use the word 'interesting' to describe our home. Filled with military memorabilia and treasures from places we've lived and visited, it reflects our previously nomadic way of life.

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Now retired, my husband and I live in our home state, and I finally have time to read and write to my heart's content. As a Mississippian, who has seen much of the world and returned home, I sincerely appreciate the charm of the deep south and the idiosyncrasies of its people. The setting of my novel, and the characters who live and love there, epitomize that appreciation. I hope you'll enjoy visiting Anna, Max, and their friends, in the unmistakably southern town of Tenacity, Mississippi.