Lois RichmanLOIS RICHMAN left Palm Beach, Florida and went directly to Hollywood, California right after graduation from high school where she was hired as a columnist and west coast editor for various fan magazines. She also wrote articles for national women's agazines before she finished her formal education at Cal State Northridge, earning a B.A. in English Literature. Teaching for the L.A. Unified School District, she taught in gang schools (the basis for her soon-to-be completed third novel in the Paulette Marshall Mystery Series, entitled L.A. Interlude.) Her year in Key West to do my Ernest Hemingway thing resulted in a novel entitled Wanted First Mate and the first draft for the trilogy, Key West Interlude (both available on Amazon.com.) Returning to Florida, she earned her Master's Degree at F.A.U. As a professor at the college level for Keiser University, she established their ESL Department for the West Palm Beach campus where her students learned English and American skills. Her students were from such countries as China, South Korea, Europe, and South America. A serious interest in human nature and its journeys, her books capture the essence of today's society as told through her characters. The travails of Paulette Marshall help the reader escape into her fast-paced, page-turning and intimate style, giving a good read that will make a reader laugh or cry while becoming involved and excited by their ongoing problems and resolutions. She is a swimmer; she gardens, reads, and loves to bring her two rescues, Foxie and Pearlie, along wherever she may go. She is also a collector of movie memorabilia including a Gone with the Wind poster board, Disney art, and various dress sketches from Suddenly Last Summer, Raintree County, and Boys Town. She currently resides in Florida. Read More Read Less