About the Author

Kieran York has written mainstream works including poetry and general fiction. She is the author of the lesbian mystery series featuring Royce Madison. Timber City Masks and Crystal Mountain Veils were written and published in the mid-1990s. She also wrote a collection of lesbian short stories entitled Sugar With Spice. In 2012, York's book, Appointment with a Smile, was published and was a 2013 Lambda Literary Society Award Finalist in the romance category. Her next novel, Careful Flowers, was released in 2013. York was also a contributor in Sappho's Corner Poetry Series - Wet Violets, Volume 2; Roses Read, Volume 3; and the newly released, Delectable Daisies, Volume 4. In 2014, her volume of poetry, Blushing Aspen, was published as the Sappho's Corner Solo Poets book of poetry. Previously, during the seventies and eighties, Kieran worked as a reporter and reviewer for both newspapers and magazines and was a newspaper publisher for three years. She also wrote and performed songs with a woman's band. She has been guest lecturer and panel member at various events, including Rocky Mountain Book Exhibition, Colorado Musicians Series, Sisters in Crime Mystery Writers, and Mystery Writers of America, Inc. She is a member of Lambda Literary Society, and Golden Crown Literary Society. She has written for Journal of Mystery Readers International. In addition, she has given numerous campus and coffeehouse poetry readings, as well as taught poetry and creative writing workshops. She graduated from a Kansas University and attended Mexico's University of the Americas her junior year. She has done graduate work at the University of Colorado. Kieran lives in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Colorado with her schnauzer, Clover. She enjoys gardening, music, literature, art, and theatre. She considers her valuables to include Clover and other family and friends, her library, her antique typewriter collection, her guitar, and her garden. Additional information is available on her website. She has a blog - Embellish Your Smile at http: //kieranyork.com.