“Mommy, can you write me a story?”—Melissa, at age nine Cheryl always enjoyed making up bedtime stories for her two children, brief tales imagined on the spot to teach and entertain them each night before going to sleep. One day, her daughter asked her to write her a longer story, and Cheryl's first novel Habitan was born. The Habitan Series grew out of these imaginative bedtime stories and promises continued plot twists, surprises and new mysteries along the way in the upcoming followup books (Habitan 2 coming 2021). Cheryl has a multi-cultural background that includes not only Canadian settlers of various European descent, but also one-quarter Cree Indian/Inuit mix from her maternal grandmother, who's spirit and grace were inspirational to the creation of this story and the use of Cree as the basis for the magical language of Habitan. The scenery and animals behind the story were drawn from the naturally varied and beautiful landscape of Canada.Cheryl's second novel, 'gods Playground', touches on classic themes of a secret society, religion, redemption and second changes, and centers around an anti-hero on the path to self-discovery as he discovers the rules and truth of his heavenly existence may not be what they seem.Cheryl holds an Honors degree in Child Psychology and a Masters of Health Sciences in Speech-Language Pathology, and brings over 30 years experience working with children and youth. Following a successful career, first as a Speech-Language Pathologist, and then as the founder & CEO of a home health care company, Cheryl was able to return to her true love, story telling.Melissa Suma is Cheryl’s 12 year old daughter. They share a passion for drawing, story telling, music, and the art of ‘listening’. Cheryl lives outside Toronto with her husband Peter, son Michael, and daughter Melissa. Her books would not exist without all of their love and support.Read more about this authorRead less about this author