I was born and raised in small town in Minnesota and graduated from a Lutheran college 20 miles away before I ran away and joined the U.S. Navy. I served in Newport, RI; Key West, FL; Keflavic, Iceland; and Norfolk, Virginia. After leaving the service, I married a fellow officer and, after a brief stay in Sicily and Florida, moved to Connecticut, where we've lived since 1979. As a writer I was influenced by what I read as a child. My family had a copy of the Great Books of the Western World, which made me feel like I had the world at my finger tips. But I must confess, my favorite authors were Azimov and Ian Flemming. My love for science fiction and spy novels are evident in my published books. I add romance to fix what was missing in those books I read so long ago.

Eight books published with Hard Shall Word Factory in paperback and e-formats:

• At Your Command (paranormal romantic comedy)

• For the Emperor (SF romance)

• Cast in Steel, Carved in Stone (SF romance-prequel to For the Emperor)

• Highlord of Darkness (SF/Fantasy)

• The Highlord's Women (Book 2 in the Highlord of Darkness Series ) (SF/Fantasy)

• The Highlord's Daughter (Book 3 in the Highlord of Darkness Series ) (SF/Fantasy)

• Through Iowa Glass (romantic suspense)

• Blood on Skates (romantic suspense)

Awards:
–EPPIE 2000 finalist, For the Emperor

–EPPIE 2001 finalist, Highlord of Darkness

–Finalist in 1998 Affaire de Coeur Readers Poll for Up and Coming Author of the Year

–Finalist in 2002 Affaire de Coeur Reader/Author Poll for best Supernatural, Sci Fi, Fantasy novel of the year (At Your Command, paranormal romantic comedy)

Achievements-3 wonderful children.

Cast in Steel, Carved in Stone, a prequel to For the Emperor, won the Dream Realm award for best SF romance of 2004. Steel/Stone is my second book released in paperback, as well as e-formats. All of my books have now been released in paperback and in e-formats from Hard Shell Word Factory (www.hardshell.com). Or visit Amazon.com, bn.com (for paperback), fictionwise.com or anywhere ebooks are sold. Please visit www.hardshell.com for information on all of my books, or e-mail me at LSComp@aol.com and I'll send you free sample chapters. Or visit my home page.

Science fiction, mystery and romance
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Hard Shell Christine W. Murphy Bio Page
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Hard Shell Word Factory
Electronic publisher site where you can learn more about and buy Christine's books--For the Emperor, Through Iowa Glass, Highlord of Darkness, At Your Command, Cast in Steel, Carved in Stone, and soon Blood on Skates. Recent books also available in trade paperback.