Cheryl St. John

Cheryl has always loved the exciting and diverse worlds available between the covers of books. As a child she wrote stories \u0026amp; drew covers, then stapled them into little books. She cut all the tiny images from the book club advertisements in the Sunday newspaper \u0026amp; glued them to bits of cardboard so Barbie® had a full library. She is the married author of more than fifty books, both historical and contemporary. Her stories have earned numerous RITA nominations, Romantic Times awards \u0026amp; are published in over a dozen languages. One thing all reviewers \u0026amp; readers agree on regarding Cheryl’s work is the degree of emotion \u0026amp; believability. In describing her stories of second chances \u0026amp; redemption, readers \u0026amp; reviewers use words like, “emotional punch, hometown feel, core values, believable characters \u0026amp; real-life situations.”\n\nThe author lives in the Midwest, USA. When she’s not writing or spending time with her family, she’s checking out garage sales, flea markets \u0026amp; antique malls. Among her collections are teacups \u0026amp; teapots, roosters, chicken kitchen timers, vintage spice tins, wooden recipe boxes, Barbies®, charm bracelets, vintage jewelry, Kokeshi dolls, white stoneware, Delftware, souvenir spoons, Goebel birds, Royal Copley planters, vintage hankies \u0026amp; BOOKS. Cheryl admits she’s a bargain hunter with the heart of a hoarder, trying to live as a minimalist. The struggle is real.\n\nCheryl kicked off the Aspen Gold Series with Dancing in the Dark. She and her critique group devised a continuity series, filled with diverse and entertaining characters, along with timelines, maps, and a binder full of information to help them coordinate their stories. Readers are loving the books: \