Paula Radell
Ukiah, California
Born and raised near the beaches of southeastern Virginia, Paula now lives in Mendocino County, California with her husband Ray, a couple of stray tabby cats, (named after two of her favorite fictional characters), and a 2-year old rescued Greyhound named Willow.
Always a passionate reader and a freelance writer, Paula started her first Wordpress book blog in 2013. The following year she set up her website and established Passionate Reads & Promotions, a consulting service for self-published authors, collaborating with them on story development, beta reading, editing and various types of social media marketing. She is an experienced Goodreads Group Moderator, a NetGalley Professional Reader, and a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association. She has completed five post-graduate courses in Advanced Internet and Social Media Marketing from the University of San Francisco.
Paula is currently writing her first fiction novel, Where Angels Lie, a dark but ultimately inspirational romance set in the holiday season - release date TBD. She has two other works in progress: Deception, a dark romance/crime novel, and Night Shift, a collection of stories based on her nursing experience, with contributions from nurses elsewhere in the U.S. All are targeted for publication in 2016.
Paula has worked as nurse, health care project consultant, casual but passionate writer, and a sassy editor; but she is especially proud of her reputation as a seriously unrepentant bookaholic, passionate about novels featuring complex romantic relationships, mystery, suspense, humour, hope, some healthy lust, and an occasional big dose of the paranormal.
She loves cooking & trying new recipes; sipping French & California sparkling wines; feasting on hot fudge sundaes & Cherry Garcia frozen yogurt; traveling, action-suspense movies with romantic subplots, comedies, books & book boyfriends, David Gandy, Jamie Dornan, philosophical arguments, writing, editing rescuing greyhounds, and laughing inappropriately at the worst possible time - not necessarily in that order.