Bette LischkeBette Lischke lives with her husband in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where she is active in theater and the Newburyport Choral Society. In addition to fiction, Bette enjoys writing songs. She has produced a compact disc of one her story, Santa Claus &the Elf Scout Leaders, which includes seven original songs. There are eight melodies in Santa's Magic, a three-act play for children's theater. Bette paints with watercolor and studies yoga, dowsing, tai chi, and all things spiritual. She has worked as an executive recruiter, social worker, writer, hypnotist, and nanny. She is both teacher and student of seven grandchildren, and blessed, as well, by their proximity. Read More Read Less