Barbara Blanchard Wetzler is retired, living in Shallotte, N.C. which is located on the southeastern coast; she was born and raised in Thomaston, Ct. As a single Mother, she raised four children in the area then in 1971 re-located to Florida to be married; this is her first novel, look for her second in this series by the end of the year, which takes place in the Philippine Islands.