Following graduation from college, I worked as an administrator for the City of New York. When I left the City of New York, I counseled abused women and taught political science and history. In 2011, I published the novel Far Away Home, about a young woman who left New York City in 1868 to start a new life in Utah. Up to that time, most of my writing focused on professional journals and texts. When I ventured into fiction, I wrote short stories. One received honorable mention in a NOW short story contest and was published in Creative Woman. The novel began as a chapter for a history book. I conducted my research in the American west for three years; I even drove a covered wagon (check out the Youtube video at www.nolimitpress.com). When the history book project dissolved, I used my research to form an historical novel. As a self-published, unknown author, I never imagined anyone would read Far Away Home. But tens of thousands of readers did. On August 18th, 2015, Tantor Media released the audiobook version. To my great surprise, many requested the next chapter of Aislynn's story. The sequel, Embrace the Wind, will be published in early 2017.