ABOUT ELENA DOROTHY BOWMAN Elena Dorothy Bowman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts a suburb of Boston. During their younger years, Elena and her four brothers, sat at their father’s feet as he read the classics to them each night before sending them off to bed, with visions of the stories still in their heads and mesmerized by the works of Jules Verne. She learned to read at an early age and ventured into the worlds of not only Jules Verne, but of Thomas B. Costain and his historical novels; as well as the many works of James Michener. The science fiction era beginning with Buck Rogers and the evolving Star Trek Series, Babylon Five, Deep Space Nine and other explorations into space adventures captured her imagination. She began collecting books in each genre reading each one as she was able to purchase them. Elena began writing on her own during her school and college years opting for doing research papers in lieu of tests. When she didn’t like the ending to a movie she saw or a book she had read, she rewrote the endings. It was then that she really settled down into writing in earnest. She wrote the newsletters for several organizations and articles for a National Magazine in which she actually had a byline. Encouraged by co-workers to branch out into novels, she began her first science fiction novel, Sarah’s Landing—I—Contact, which became the first in a series of four books. Sarah’s Landing—I—Contact was the first of her novels to be published, which was released as an audio book, winning the APA award for being one of the best new audio books in 2001. Sarah’s Landing—I—Contact is now under contract with Write Words, Inc., Cambridge Books as are all the books in the series. Her first Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Thriller The House on the Bluff was published as an e-book with Write Words, Inc., ebooksonthe.net and as paperback edition with their affiliate Cambridge Books, Inc. Two other books in the series, Gatekeepers’ Realm and Adams Point are available in paperback. Her latest novel, Catherine’s Ring is a historical fiction novel, a new genre for her. All Elena’s books are available from Write Words, Inc. ebooksonthe.net and all of her novels are now in paperback under Write Words Inc., affiliate Cambridge Books and are available in Amason.Com. Barnes and Noble.com and at your favorite book store.. Elena is an honors graduate of Fitchburg College and has earned a BS Degree in Engineering and Management. She has held the offices of State President, Treasurer, and Letters Chairperson of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National League of American PenWomen and is currently President of the Merrimack Valley Branch. Her credits include: By-line Magazine, regional newspapers, organizational newsletters and has co-written and co-produced a Musical Workshop Production. A software engineer turned author, she has completed eight full-length fiction novels, four non-fiction books, thirty-three short stores, four novellas, and two new novels, Moonlit Bay, and The Storybook are now in print. She is presently working on one additional novel – Storybook III. Today, the mother of four, and grandmother of one, writes from her home in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, which she shares with her husband James, their children and their granddaughter. * * * * * less