Readers who enjoyed The Godfather and Fifty Shades of Grey will love this story about Carla, whose interior decoration work opened doors to shady designs. In 1973, she met Roy, a wealthy movie theater owner who hired her to refurbish his houses. This partnership led to their marriage.

Soon the boss of a major porno mafia admired her work, and then his wife hired Carla to redecorate their Hollywood mansion. There, she befriended other lonely wives. When Roy joined that mob, he became involved deeper in pornography, as well as murder. He dragged Carla into that criminal element with himself when greed raised its ugly head.

After she witnessed an assassination, Carla could no longer question the power of the mob boss's wife. And now, Roy's infidelity could cause Carla to stray. Or would his uproars drive her to a mental breakdown first?

Or did Roy just dig her grave?

"A spellbinding dance of porno and murder set to the music of drama and intrigue,

with haunting lyrics by a woman." (Anon.)

I love telling jokes and stories that make others laugh. Laughter is such a free commodity of which the world is lacking. And I've always loved to write since I was a kid. It doesn't take too much for me to make something, like the words of a song, into a story. I feel that God has given me a prolific imagination to combine with my life's experiences--of which there has been much--and my imagination to get a major part of a story going. From there, writing classes, trial and error, practice, and seeking advice helped hone my craft.

When I'm not writing, I love working with my hands to create things. I do dressmaking, tailoring, fur, and leather work. I also make silk and dried floral arrangements. I took classes to learn how to make bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres. Also, I learned how to make clocks work, and then started making them using my special designs.

(For readers who enjoyed The Godfather and Fifty Shades of Grey.)

If Carla knew her interior decorating career would involve pornography, mafia and murder, she would have taken other college classes like, Life Preservation: 101.

In 1973, a state senator, and dear friend, introduced Carla to Roy, a wealthy movie theater owner. He was captivated by her stunning beauty, talent and business sense. He hired her to refurbish his theaters and their unique partnership led to marriage. Her splendid redecoration was admired by a movie magnate; the boss of pornography's West Coast underworld. His wife wanted Carla to redecorate their newly acquired Hollywood mansion.

Through this elegant woman Carla met and befriended other exquisite but lonely wives married to high-ranking members of that mafia. When Roy was enticed to join them he became involved in more porno, and then parental child abuse and murder. And he drug Carla into the depths of that shady world with him.

Carla loved Roy deeply but had to escape his deception, adultery and control. She found solace in the loving arms of another man... a cop who set his sights on her husband. Spiraling deeper into that twisted, dangerous world, her family felt helpless. Carla's coiled mind became so entangled that they feared the loss of her sanity, while a secret admirer loved her from afar with his hands tied. But could the senator cease Roy's rampages? Would a court step in to curtail him?

Or did Roy just dig her grave?