Lela Markham is the pen name of an Alaskan novelist raised in a home built of books. Alaska is a grand adventure like none other with a culture that embraces summer adventure and winter artistic pursuits.A multi-genre writer, Lela has published tales of fantasy, alternate history, apocalyptic, new adult, and political satire, but she's also got works in progress for literary fiction, and mystery. And even when she writes speculative fiction, she strives to depict real life and people who could live next door to any of us."Corralling Liberties" Transformation Book 9 publishes April 18, 2023. Are we ready to heal the shattered United States of America? Lela makes no guarantees.COMING SOON! "Words I Wish I'd Said", a Maui-centered romance that features Lahaina in a prominent way. I wrote it and planned it before the fire. I decided to publish as an homage to a place I thoroughly enjoyed and will never see again.Lela shares her life with her two fearless offspring -- one of them a nomad musician/artist, the other addicted to hanging by his fingernails from rock walls.You can find her at Substack under the moniker Aurora Watcher Alaska. She also has a gmail email under her name. Read more about this authorRead less about this author