Dorothy Rice Bennett grew up in the Midwest. She began filling spiral notebooks when she was ten years old with fanciful stories that she shared with her classmates in school. Her story heroines were women of action--they flew Navy jets, competed in hydroplane boat races, drove in auto races, and they raced horses as jockeys. In short, Dorothy was way ahead of her time, but little could she dream as a child that women would someday do those very things. As an adult, Dorothy still loved writing, but her busy life in both the mental health field and journalism commanded her time and energy. Yet writing was never forgotten and, eventually, she pushed other tasks aside and began to put words on paper. NORTH COAST, her first published novel, has characters that were inspired by her own relationship with a woman several years her senior in age--a relationship that put her at peace with her own sexuality and set her finally on a path to personal fulfillment. Her second novel, GIRLS ON THE RUN, her third novel, THE ARTEMIS ADVENTURE, and her fourth novel, THE LITTLE RED BARN: An Olympic Romance, are now available in paperback, Kindle, and KU. Released in 2020 was her fifth novel, LIVES INTERTWINED: Love on Sequim Bay, also available at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and KU. This story about five women sharing a house generated a sequel, LONG-DISTANCE LOVING, featuring Brit and Ginger from the earlier book, and with other characters in supporting roles. The standalone sequel is also available at Amazon in print, Kindle, and KU. Dorothy Rice Bennett can be found on Facebook and Twitter and reached via e-mail at dorothyricebennett@yahoo.com or at www.dorothyricebennett.com