I was born in Japan, the child of military parents. We moved to Georgia where I spent my early years. We traveled the world until I was eleven, then returned to Georgia, the first place I lived in America. There we "put down roots" and I received my education. I started writing at age twelve. I love the South and its rich history. Although my life's career was not spent as a writer, over the years I discovered that the art of storytelling-the weaving together of history and fiction-is part of the southern culture that was engrained in me from childhood. I now have my own military family-my hus...