After graduating from college with a B.A., award-winning author E. C. Roderick pursued a career as a classical fine artist while teaching fine art to adults and children for 10 years. She has been commissioned to do many portraits, landscapes and still life paintings that hang in private homes and public institutions throughout the United States.After marriage and becoming a mother, she placed her painting and teaching career on hold while devoting her full time and attention to her family. While taking care of the needs of her children, she took up the pen and discovered the creative joy of writing in what little spare time she had been afforded. During this time she created the story for her debut novel titled, Taken, as a result of her love for history and romance.Since writingTaken, she has been developing it into a series with more installments to be published for readers to enjoy.According to BookLife Prize, “E.C. Roderick has done an exceptional job of making this historical romance unique.” With her attention to historical detail and careful character development and execution, she invites the reader to explore and sympathize with her characters.Readers can find E. C. Roderick at www.ecroderick.com and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ECRoderickAuthorYou can also follower her on Bookbub to get notices of her lates releases! https://www.bookbub.com/profile/e-c-roderickRead more about this authorRead less about this author