Born and raised in upstate New York, with a brief and very influential stint living in Great Britain, Beth A. Freely now calls Texas her home. With more than 14 years of writing experience as a copywriter, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Media Communication with a minor in Marketing and a master’s degree in English and Creative Writing. In 2003, she published some of her fanfiction online and won awards for her stories. Two years later, she was the first-place winner of the 2005 Arche Books Publishing Novel Writing Contest, Women's Fiction with her novel Behind the Eyes of Dorian Gray. The Legend of Captain St. Pierre, her second novel, was written with her best friend, Mariam, and is the first book in a planned trilogy. The Loch is her third novel. Beyond The Steps of Stone is her fourth novel and won the 2022 SPRING BOOKFEST AWARDS - 1st Place Romance/Science-Fiction and 2nd Place Science-Fiction/Aliens & Alien Invasion.She loves horseback riding, swimming, reading, cuddling her cats, and helping other authors hone their craft.Read more about this authorRead less about this author