Daughter of an independent film maker, and niece of an author, Helena has always been encouraged to read and write.

LaRose is a slowly developing tale of grief, growth, and retribution, with revenge on the minds of just about everybody.

An award-winning journalist in Alaska, Eowyn enjoyed her varied job, but being a reporter was never her passion. So she left, and worked in an independent bookshop; and it was there that she gained the energy and creative spirit to experiment with fiction. She spent five years working on a novel.

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 in Moscow, Roxanne and Clarke Loper and their two -year-old daughter Alexandria posed for a photograph to mark the end of a three-week trip costing $25,000 to adopt the orphan from Kazakhstan.