Joan L Woodruff

Have a graduate degree in occupational therapy (specialized in upper extremity rehabilitation and mental health), with post graduate degrees in counseling/education. Am retired from those fields. Have spent much of my retirement writing, with consderable nonfiction and fiction published in newspapers, journals, magazines, anthologies, and books. Three of my novels are entwined with ongoing appearances from the same characters. If you are interested in following them in sequence, the first is NEIGHBORS, second GHOST IN THE RAINBOW, third POLAR BEARS IN THE KITCHEN. The second in this series of mysteries has been adapted for a movie by Charles Cohen (American Entertainment Investors). Although each novel stands alone, you'll discover some of the characters haunt you in a good way. If you want to meet up with them again, read all three books. Don't forget to look for the movie, which is scheduled to begin filming in 2018.