Lorraine Carey is a retired children’s reading specialist, teacher and international award-winning author.

Her love of paranormal stories and urban legends began at a young age when she would stay up all night watching scary movies or reading a scary book, which became a lifelong passion. Lorraine is familiar with the paranormal as she has experienced many unexplained events in her life. Many of these events are woven into her fictional stories.

Published novels include: Losing Ground, a short autobiography, followed by Mysteries of the Red Coyote Inn, Out of the Ashes, Jonathan’s Locket, The Last Vestal Virgin, and Beloved Sacrifice. These novels are paranormal with a mix of historical fiction interwoven with urban legends and appropriate for young adult to adult. A Rock Star Reader by Kindergarten is a parent’s self-help guide on how to raise a successful reader and lifelong lover of literature. The Good Teacher and On Borrowed Time are her latest works in the Women of the Willow Wood series. This award-winning series is based on legends of an underground secret society of women who use ancient magic.

The supernatural thriller Jonathan’s Locket won the 2014 Readers’ Favorite contest, received a silver award, and was a finalist in the Wind Dancer Film Contest. This young adult novel explores some of the island legends of Grand Cayman surrounding the shipwreck of the Ten Sails.