A native of New Jersey, Linda relocated to Florida in 1990. After living in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, and St. Augustine, she moved to Vero Beach in 1996. A former member of Romance Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, Linda is a current member of Mystery Writers of America - Florida Chapter. She has co-chaired SleuthFest, MWA-FL Chapter's annual writers conference, from 2009-2012. She is working on a mystery series set in an area suspiciously like Vero Beach. A football widow during her first marriage, she wrote American Football Basics (original title Football Basics) because she thought