Cheryl Cooke Harrington

Welcome! This is where I introduce myself and tell you a bit about the person behind the stories. I'm a Toronto native—born and raised in 'the Beach' district—and like so many in this city, I feel an almost mystic connection to Lake Ontario and its miles of boardwalk. These days, home is a west Toronto condo shared with an opinionated miniature parrot and his companion cat.

I've been telling stories for as long as I can remember—a habit that occasionally got me in trouble when I was a kid! But until the winter of '93, I'd never considered writing an entire novel. That winter, I was possessed by a couple of characters who would not give me peace until I'd told their story. It took me two and a half years to complete that first book and while it will never see publication, it was a terrific learning experience.

A year later, I teamed up with my friend Anne Norman and together we wrote two novels, ROCK SOLID and FAST FOCUS, both published in 1997 by Avalon Books in their Career Romance line.

My solo release from Avalon Books is SPARKS FLY, a forest fire adventure/romance set in Ontario's far north. It was an exciting story to research and tell and I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have.

My latest, ONE FOR SORROW, TWO FOR JOY, originally published by Hard Shell Word Factory, is a cross-country romantic suspense, available in multiple electronic formats from Fictionwise, and and for your Kindle from Amazon. The large print edition from Ulverscroft Press has sold out. It's the story of a fiesty young chef, suddenly on the run for her life with...well, you'll have to read the excerpt!

Along with excerpts from my books, these pages contain bits and pieces of my adventures in research—everything from back-alley explorations of Vancouver's Gastown (One for Sorrow, Two for Joy), to my first flight as pilot of a Cessna (Sparks Fly).

Enjoy your visit!

Anne Norman
co-author of Rock Solid and Fast Focus

Anne is a freelance writer and reiki master with a background in singing, acting, and modelling. Her busy life is shared with family, friends, and animal companions.

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