MEET THE AUTHOR

Growing up in Indiana,Lucy Zahnle wrote her first poem
at age six, her first short story at nine, and
her first novel at fourteen. "When I was very young,"
Lucy says, "I wrote to show off for the teachers.
My parents divorced when I was fourteen and writing suddenly
became my outlet for all the anger, grief, and fear
that family upheaval engenders. It was good therapy and I
must have needed a great deal of it because I
wrote about three thousand handwritten pages during my teen years."

Lucy met and married her husband, attorney Vince Zahnle, while
getting her bachelor's degree in English at
Indiana University-Bloomington. After college, Lucy moved with Vince as
he followed a career of military and federal service from Indiana to
Tennessee, Iowa, Virginia, Georgia, New Jersey, and Missouri.

Heavily involved in historical re-enactment, she and Vince run a
small business, The Vault of Valhalla, out of their home.
They sell Viking, Celtic, and Medieval jewelry, which Vince designs,
handsculpts and handcasts. If you live in the midwestern U.S.,
you may have see her and her beautiful wares at
many Renaissance Faires and private re-enactments. You may also view
The Vault's wares on line at www.vault-of-valhalla.com.

"My life has been blessed with a loving husband and
four beautiful children," Lucy says, "so between my family, my
home business, and my writing, I'm always hoppin' and I
wouldn't have it any other way. When I'm feeling overwhelmed
by everything else in my life, I turn to my refuge...
My writing."