Born and raised in upstate New York, with a brief and very influential stint living in Great Britain, Beth A. Freely now call Texas her home. With more than 14 years of writing experience as a copywriter and published author, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Media Communication with a minor in Marketing and a master’s degree in English and Creative Writing. In 2005, Beth was the first-place winner of the 2005 Arche Books Publishing Novel Writing Contest, Women's Fiction with her novel "Behind the Eyes of Dorian Gray." "The Legend of Captain St. Pierre, her second novel, was written with her best friend, Mariam, and is the first book in a planned trilogy. "The Loch" is her third novel.