Ms. Bales was born in Jamestown NY (home town of Lucille Ball) but grew up in Scottsdale AZ. She has written five novels in the mixed genre—Signe Series: Mystery, Suspense, Humor, Romance.
The Heroine is a first generation Swedish-American, a Pulitzer Prize winner and former OSS agent during WWII. The series deals with Signe's relationship with her daughters and an old friend from her OSS days.