About the author

Cathy Marie Bown

<p>Cathy Marie Bown is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, the National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Tau Delta &#8211; International English Honor Society, and Alpha Sigma Lambda Honors Societies. Cathy has an associate degree in Liberal Arts, a BA in Creative Writing and English with a minor in Art History, and a BA in History from Southern New Hampshire University. She is currently enrolled in a Creative Writing MFA program at SNHU. She is also a member of the Author&#8217;s Guild and the National Writer&#8217;s Union.</p><p>She is 40 years old and a mother of 4. She is also a grandmother of three beautiful children and one angel baby. She is raising 2 kids with ADHD and a toddler with developmental delays/autism. She works as an advocate for domestic violence survivors and as a substitute teacher and librarian.</p><p>Her hobbies include reading, writing, playing games (Animal Crossing and The Sims 3 and 4), and watching cooking shows (Food Network, Hell&#8217;s Kitchen, Masterchef).</p>