Lissa Brown has been on a southward journey from her Newark, New Jersey birthplace. Now retired from careers in teaching, marketing and public relations, she has written about adjusting to life in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains (as Leslie Brunetsky) and published the award-winning novel, Family Secrets: Three Generations, in 2011. Her novel, Another F-Word, tells the story of Rory Calhoun Wilson, a gentle boy growing up in rural Tennessee. It is a story about bullying, courage and love. She says, "Too many young people are suffering because they are subjected to bullying in their homes, in school and in houses of worship. I hope that this book will raise awareness of the urgent need to do something to stop it." Family of Choice, the sequel to Another F-Word continues the story of Rory Wilson. As an adult living in Baltimore with his partner and the partner's two young children, Rory wrestles with whether or not to readmit his father into his life. Questions about forgiveness, family and fatherhood confront him and beg the question of whether the scars from his childhood bullying might impede his ability to lead a fulfilling life.When she is not writing, Lissa tinkers with her bluegrass banjo on the porch of her log cabin. She's a member of North Carolina's High Country Writers, the North Carolina Writers Network and SheWrites.com, an online community of mostly women writers. She is a reluctant gym rat and enjoys hiking along mountain streams near her home. You can see more details about her at her website, www.lissabrownwrites.com