Jodee NeatheryJoDee Neathery's idea for A Kind of Hush, appeared in the middle of the night with the profile of the young boy and the first few sentences scratched out on the ever-present notepad on the nightstand beside her bed. "I didn't know the whole story, bu I knew that whatever I wrote next, this lad had to play a major role in the narrative and Gabriel Edward Mackie doesn't disappoint." Born in Southern California, JoDee grew up in Midland, Texas. Her professional career branched into public relations, recruiting executives for TracyLocke Public Relations and Bustin & Co. in Dallas, and Creamer Dickson Basford of New York. JoDee and her husband currently live in East Texas near their only daughter, son-in-law, two teenage grandsons, a bird dog, four cats, a donkey and a few head of cattle. It was here she found her "dream job," chairing and writing minutes and reviews for eighteen years in support of the community book club, Bookers, whose members championed her novel writing journey. "They believed in me before I did." Read More Read Less