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JoAnn Smith Ainsworth
When JoAnn carried wood as a pre-teen so her Great Aunt Martha could stoke up the iron stove to prepare dinner, she wasn’t thinking, “I could use this in a novel someday.” Yet, the skills she learned from her horse-and-buggy ancestors translate into backdrops for her historical romance and paranormal suspense novels.
Believing it’s never too late to create your dream, she resurrected a life-long desire to write as she started retirement. She made her first sale to Samhain, published and is now proud to call herself a Samhain author.
When she’s not writing, JoAnn is a volunteer for various community nonprofits—maintaining their websites, writing press releases, and holding volunteer offices. She likes to walk, swim, and read. She lives in California with her son.
To learn more, please visit JoAnn’s website.
OUT OF THE DARK by JoAnn Smith Ainsworth
I am delighted to invite you to enter the world of Lynnet and Basil as they struggle against social condemnation and villainy.
OUT OF THE DARK (ISBN 1-59998-941-7) e-released today. The heroine is sight impaired. I love that her eyes are closed on the cover, blocking out what little sight she has. The artist, Anne Cain, did a marvelous job of expressing love by touch, don’t you agree?
My writing has been called “lushly sensual” because my historical settings are so vivid you can reach out and touch them. I grew up with grandparents in a rural neighborhood and was surrounded with tools and cooking implements from pioneering days. Having experienced canning in the heat of summer and growing our own vegetables and embroidering, I can bring them alive for you.