~ Josie A. Okuly ~

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Contemporary Romance

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EMAIL ADDRESS:          menfreya@hotmail.com

AUTHOR BIO:

Ever since I was a small child, I’ve had my nose stuck in a book. Nothing in my childhood world compared to a visit to the library, since I yearned to spend every waking moment exploring the treasured books that lined the shelves.

I started writing stories and poems when I received my first diary at the age of nine. Through the years I’ve filled many diaries with my scribbles, drawings and observations.

In college I studied history and archaeology as I pursued my dream of becoming an explorer of lost civilizations. I didn’t become the next Indiana Jones, but I never lost my love of writing.

When my son started kindergarten, I rejoined the work force as a substitute teacher. At the same time, I began to seriously pursue a writing career. I sold two children’s books and then toyed with the idea of writing a full-length novel.

I’ve always loved classic caper films such as How to Steal a Million with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole, The Thief who Came to Dinner with Ryan O’Neal and Jacqueline Bisset, and The Hot Rock with Robert Redford. These movies fueled my desire to write a fast-paced romantic caper with a colorful setting and humorous, eccentric characters. With A Mermaid in Paradise, I was able to visit the sunny islands of the Bahamas again, if only in my imagination.

I share my busy life with my husband, son, and a feisty feline named Frodo. Contact me at menfreya@hotmail.com .