Karen Surtees is 28 yrs old single, British, and has been writing for as long as she can remember. She says English was "the only subject I was good in at school and college, though I have real problem with my spelling and punctuation."

Karen loves all things Xena and Star Trek (all variations). In fact, most scifi/fantasy programs will catch her attention. She loves to read, with her "favorite authors being too varied to mention."

Karen currently resides on a little island in the Indian Ocean for the next year and a half but can normally be found in Plymouth in the southwest of England.

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Many Roads To Travel

Many Roads to Travel, the sequel to True Colours, continues the story of Mare and TJ. This work concentrates on the four friends dealing with the aftermath of the accident. TJ needs to work through the consequences of a second operation on her back and learn that her disabilities don't make her a lesser person.

Mare learns that sometimes things can't be fixed, and that all she can do is offer support and be understanding. The story also develops her relationship with her newly found father.

The friends, Paula and Erin, discover that a second surgery for TJ opens their eyes to the need for them to get away for a while and perhaps find a place of their own.

Together, the women work through the trials and tribulations of the operation and the discovery of TJ's half brother and his mother. They overcome old ghosts and discover new depths to their relationships.

Publication date: 06/09/2006
ISBN: 978-1-932300-55-0

True Colours

third edition

TJ Meridian, crippled in an attack on her and her brother, returns to Meridianville, Texas, a small town that her father all but destroyed ten years ago when he closed his ranch and meatpacking plant. Intending to right the wrongs, TJ, with the help of two friends, proposes to bring prosperity back to the area by restocking the ranch and modernizing the packing plant. When TJ's prized horse becomes ill, a local veterinarian is called to treat the animal. The vet, Dr. Mare Gillespie, has lived in Meridianville for the past ten years and has seen the poverty caused by Thomas Meridian's withdrawal from the area. Like most of the native residents, she harbors a great dislike for the family, yet she and TJ are each intrigued by the other woman and a relationship develops. Together they discover love and friendship that endures through personal misunderstandings, a night attack on the ranch, and an ecological disaster that could destroy the town and surrounding lands. Culminating in a life-threatening accident that requires some hard decisions, True Colours is the exploration of hope and love and one woman's struggle to clear her name.

Publication date: 02/28/2006
ISBN: 978-1-932300-52-9