O'Brian, Leannah

The author, raised in the rugged hills and sheltered forest of West Virginia was taught by her grandmother to read at the age of four, igniting a desire to create her own stories of adventure in imaginary places. She dreamed of living on the mountain with a collie as a constant companion and writing the great American novel. Life took a different turn. She married, had children and entertained them on long road trips and snowy winter evenings with tales of intrigue and adventure from her imagination. Writing for publication was not on the immediate agenda. After years of potty training, runnin...