I was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa. Iowa is a land of great writers so I am happy to be counted among them. This is my first book that I have published myself though I was a contributor to "Shadow on a Tightrope" published back in the 1980's. I love the study of languages and have studied French, Spanish and Japanese and my undergraduate degree is in English from the University of Iowa. When I traveled to France I was complimented by four Parisians that my French was very good! That really popped my cork! I was a wild and adventuresome child and rode my bike to the edge of the known world. My alter ego is The Celtic Princess and I love to do parades where I bless the old folks with long life and good health. My book has been a labor of love, wanting to help people out of a very dangerous corner they have painted themselves into.