C Claire LuckaMrs. Lucka lives in Southern California with her husband of forty years. They have two adult children and six grandchildren. Mrs. Lucka had a thirty-year career in the legal field and holds an AAS degree in corporate paralegal studies and has studiedinterior design. Ms. Lucka has volunteered time to various organizations and attended fundraisers for causes meaningful to her. i.e., Eisenhower Medical Center, Palm Springs Film Festivals, The Riverside County Fair & Date Palm Festival; McCallan Theatre, The Parkinson's Group.Active in her community, she was involved with Neighborhood Watch, serving on special committees and volunteering in the 2000 presidential election and other local elections for the County of Riverside. Mrs. Lucka's father served in the military and she lived and traveled overseas most of her childhood until the age of fifteen. Diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease in 2002, Mrs. Lucka journalized her experiences and in 2012 published "A Thorn in My Rose Garden. a Woman's Journal Living with Parkinson's; a poem "On Your Wedding Day," published in a book of poetry "Collective Whispers," for her daughter's wedding. In 2012 she re-released an Expanded Edition of "A Thorn in My Rose Garden with a pink rose on new cover in anticipation of the sequel "Thorns in Our Rose Garden, a Couples Journey Living with Parkinson's" expected to be released in 2023. This marks twenty years with Parkinson's disease for Ms. Lucka.Mrs. Lucka has made writing her hobby. It has given her a chance to express herself and use her imagination. There is no schedule to follow, timetable, or deadlines to meet. She is free to work on her projects at her leisure and when her health allows.Mrs. Lucka published her first historical romance novel loosely based on her parents' story. "The Women of St. Germain: Tour of Duty" (2018) is a story about a French woman during World War II and occupied France. In 2018 Mrs. Lucka published her first historical romance novel loosely based upon her parents' story. Her second romance novel, "Finding Love Again, The Next Generation," has just been expanded and published.Corinne likes to cook, paint landscapes, and spend time with her friends and family when she's not writing. Read More Read Less