Fourteen tales of coming-of-age, romance, crime, historical fiction, and an occasional gentle touch of the paranormal.

Diane Helentjaris writing explores unsung lives. A native of Dayton, Ohio, she grew up in the nearby hamlet of Medway before going away to college at Michigan State. She earned a BA in Interdisciplinary Humanities, her MD degree, and an MPH from the University of Michigan. After a career in medicine, she returned to her humanities roots to write. She lives in the Piedmont of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.