I am a retired high school English teacher. I am now a freelance writer and the author of eight published young adult novels:Triangle, How I Feel in Love & Leaned to Shoot Free Throws, Derailed, Last Kiss, The HustleMissing Pieces,,Who is Lori Darling,a book that tackles the serious but seldom-talked-about issue of incest in a realistic but sensitive way, exploring the mindset of the perpetrator, the victim, and the young man who loves her. Red Adept Publishing released my eight novel The Weight of Guilt, February 15, 2015. Titled Trapped, the ninth book is schedule for 2016, I enjoy hearing from YA authors and readers. Visit my blog: one-minuteromance.blogspot.com