Loretta S ReedAuthor Loretta S. Reed is from Ryan, Oklahoma. Her mother raised six children alone, and taught them strong values. Loretta was almost 70 when she started writing this book, so you are never too old to live your dream or to learn something new. She hd the idea for The McCall Ranch about 20 years ago. Finally, XXX said it was time to write the book. Loretta has three children, nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. She, her husband, and their children were always very close. Loretta married her husband when she was 17 and had the children by the time they were 22 years old. Now she has a great family. Loretta loved to make up stories when was small. Someone asked how she wrote this book about the mob, and she said, "Small town, big imagination." Read More Read Less