I was born October 10, 19… in good ole Queens, NY. I had a difficult childhood because, after developing severe eczema, most of my schoolmates shunned me. Books became my friend.

Early in life, I found myself fascinated by the macabre. I would actually set my alarm if one of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock, Twilight Zone or One Step Beyond came on late at night. These kept me up ‘til the wee hours of the morning. Being raised in Amityville was the icing on the cake.

My biological mother died when I was thirteen, the age when puberty reared its ugly head. Needless to say, I was a wife and mother by the time I was seventeen, divorced at twenty. A year later I met Fred, my second, current and final husband. We’ve been married over 38 years. He helped me become an adult although I went kicking and fighting the whole way. Together, we raised six children.

Reading was my education, so I can’t list my degrees or college affiliations. I learned from the masters; Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Jean Auel, even Sidney Sheldon. I love them all.

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