Peggy L. Henderson

Peggy L Henderson

I never thought I'd be a writer, much less publish a book some day. I always wanted to be a veterinarian. I guess life just had other plans for me. When my husband and I decided to start a family, vet school pretty much went out the window. I used to work with a vet who had three children while going through vet school. To this day, she is my hero.  

I live with my husband and two teenage sons in southern California. I have a Welsh pony and a miniature horse (down-sized from a barn of six horses). A crazy Labrador retriever who is a food vacuum, three cats, a Holland Lop bunny, two parakeets, three bearded dragons (my compromise with my sons when they wanted a snake), and a small flock of chickens complete our menagerie of critters. I can’t imagine my life without my animals. My dream is to live in Montana some day.

Three years ago, I began writing a story that, for whatever reason, was stuck in my head for almost a year. I have been an avid romance reader for a long time, and the idea took hold to - why not? - write my own! What a simple idea, right?

It has been a long and difficult journey from my first sentence to a completed, and hopefully polished, manuscript. After entering a couple of contests to get some feedback on my writing (I finaled in one, to my utter amazement), I took the advice of one of my harshest judges, and found a critique partner. She spent weeks going through my manuscript with a fine tooth comb and loaded red pen. The end result is my debut novel, Yellowstone Heart Song (Book 1 in a series called the Yellowstone Romance Series). 

I spent the next six months writing Book 2 and 3, until my critique partner stopped me and said, "no more writing until you publish the first one!" I admit, I was scared to death. Still am. After many conversations with her about traditional publishing - she was getting more and more frustrated with her own publisher - I decided to go the independent route. On January 3rd, 2012,  I published Yellowstone Heart Song on Amazon. Here is a sample of reviews and/or reader comments:

I stumbled on this book  and took a chance. Having loved Yellowstone since I first visited it when I was 16 it sounded like something I may enjoy.
Wow!! I have found a new author to add to my favorites. This book drew me in right from the start and wouldn't let go. The characters have a lot of depth and as the reader I felt the entire range of emotions they were feeling. What an ending! I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the series. (Sarah L from Romancing the Book)

Even though I haven't got around to writing the review yet, I just finished the first book and wow! It was AMAZING! (Sarah Intidam, Sara's View book blog)

I loved this book! It had me holding my breath, crying, laughing and I couldn't put it down. I am sorry it has ended. (Shirl, Amazon review)

I love time travel stories and Peggy makes it a believable happening. For me, my fantacy reading has to "feel" real and Peggy has that knack. I rate her right up there with Marlys Millhiser's "The Mirror." (Arlene, reader)

To find out more about me and my books, please visit my blog:

http://peggylhenderson.blogspot.com

My Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/author/peggylhenderson