I am an author of various genres & reader of many genres who currently lives in Sitka, Alaska and recently published my first book, Wilderness Heart for the Amazon Kindle and createspace publishing platforms.  I was born in Oklahoma, have lived in CO, CA, ID (where I grew up and where book is set), HI (where my daughter was born), CT, WA, and Iceland.  I was in the US Navy for 7 years, love to travel, have 2 kids and 3 grandkids, love photography and taking pictures of the outdoors and love to write stories.  I work as an Administrative Assistant, Bookkeeper, Research Analyst, and Technical Editor/Writer for 5 real estate appraisers.