A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Millie West has a background in aviation, as well as in real estate, and has owned and been the broker of her own company. A South Carolina history buff, Millie has spent countless hours exploring the rich historical vestiges of her home state. She has viewed many treasures of the past by taking less-traveled paths into the countryside. Her love of the fascinating, complex, and compelling history of the south is expressed in her writing. Millie resides with her family near Columbia, South Carolina. Millie's favorite real estate story as told in The Cast Net: "I expected to do several real estate transactions with the Andersons, so after the closing, I called my florist and asked him to send them an arrangement. A couple of days later, Randolph Anderson phoned to thank me for the flowers, but he said that the florist had gotten my order confused with someone else's. He said, 'Jeff, the flowers that came to us had a note of sympathy for the loss of a loved one.' Well I was furious with the florist because I had done so much business with him. When I got him on the telephone he said, You think the Andersons were upset--you should have heard from the folks at the funeral home. The note that went to the family of the deceased read, 'welcome to your new home.' To learn more about Millie West visit www.milliewestauthor.com