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Carmella Gates worked as special education teacher, a regional educational consultant, and a university professor before she retired to write over third "outstanding plays for kids eight to eighteen," available through her website, classic acts.net. She continues to write and direct children's plays.

Carmella hold a BA in History and Education from Framingham State College, and a Master's Degree from Boston College in Deaf-blindness. She grew up in Massachusetts and now lives with her husband in Parker, Colorado. Her daughter Meghan lives nearby.

RETURN TO THE SCENE is her first novel. She is busy working on the second novel in the series, GHOST LIGHT. ...more

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Monastery makes beer!

This monastery is near where I grew up, and it is mentioned in my book, RETURN TO THE SCENE. I guess a lot has changed since they came to my Dad for farming advice, especially that they no longer take a vow of silence. But then again, who can be silent around beer?
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