Christie Shary is married, lives in Dana Point, California, and has a BA degree in English. She has had two books (The Blue Mosaic Vase and Amelia), short stories and poetry published, has completed five novels and has been employed as a professional writer for a large Orange Country, California corporation. She has written a new novel, Lucky Dog, which was a winner in the 2006 Fresh Voices Awards and is now working on a romance novel and a sequel to this book. Christie is a world traveler whose memories give lie to Sonata’s adventures.