Sandra Lynne ReedSandra Lynne Reed grew up in Moose Pass, Anchorage, and Kenai, Alaska, and now lives on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. She graduated from the University of Alaska, Anchorage where she earned a degree in English. Her writing experience incudes freelance journalism, an award-winning play, poetry (winner of the William Stafford Award in 2004), and writing and editing for nonprofit organizations. She is a member of the Historical Novel Society and has two historical novels in development. Sandra loves travel and blogs about Italy at www.TheItalianSouth.com. For three years she has chaired or co-chaired a writers' conference (www.opcwc.com). She has three adult children and plays Scrabble with her husband almost every day. Follow Sandra at www.SandraLynneReed.com. Read More Read Less