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Return to Lake Aquamarine (Aquamarine Series, Book 2) in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume V A Jewels of the Quill Anthology Growing up in Timmins, a Northern mining town, gave Dee Lloyd her love of dramatic scenery, strong men and independent women. It taught her nothing is impossible with determination and hard work. Still in grade school, she told a reporter for the Timmins Daily Press that she was going to be a writer. Many careers--ranging from selling in a music store to teaching creative writing--later, she is doing just that. Dee is now the award-winning author of seven exciting, sensuous romantic suspense and paranormal romance novels. The first three books in her Dangerous Waters Series, including CHANGE OF PLANS, GHOST OF A CHANCE (spotlighted below), and UNQUIET SPIRTS, are now available from Amber Quill Press. Also available are the EPPIE Award winning TIES THAT BLIND, and her newest romantic suspense, MINE. IN THE RUNNING is now available from Awe-Struck eBooks. Dee also a paranormal/reincarnation ghost novel available now from Awe-Struck, called OUT OF HER DREAMS. OUT OF HER DREAMS was a 2008 Dream Realm Award finalist in the speculative fiction romance category and is currently a 2010 EPIC Award finalist. Dee's story Telephone Tag Winner, the first story in her Aquamarine Series, is now available in Jewels of the Quill's second Valentine's Day anthology, MAGICAL KISSES, which is a 2010 EPIC Award finalist. Return to Lake Aquamarine, Book 2 of the Aquamarine Series, is now available in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume V. Dee was married to Terry Sheils, award-winning author of horror, mystery, and fantasy, for over forty years. Dee states, "Writing has always been as essential as breathing in our house." Dee is a popular speaker at romance and mystery conferences. She enjoys coordinating her Library In Your Hand workshops in which authors introduce readers to the pleasures of reading novels on their own handheld readers, PDAs and Pocket PCs. She is currently teaching a course on Putting the Suspense in Romantic Suspense at the Sir John Colbourne Center in Oakville, Ontario. Dee's life is full. She lives with a wild and wonderful mini-labradoodle named Meg. Her daughters are supportive and dynamic. And of course, the grandchildren are exceptional. The icing on the cake is the growing number of enthusiastic readers who write to tell her they enjoy her books. Visit Dee's new website for news, free excerpts, short stories, and a free downloadable cookbook. Join Dee at her blog. Click on the Books & Awards button below to purchase any of Dee's books.