Elizabeth Harris, aka Carolyn Havelka grew up in Burnsville near Asheville, North Carolina. She began writing at a young age of thirteen. She was influenced and encouraged by her high school classmates to follow her dream of writing, but never became serious and kept it on the back burner until the last few years. She has enjoyed many countless days of research collecting all the uncovered information which goes into her writing.

She and her husband, John, now reside outside of Charleston in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Elizabeth has two daughters, Jacqueline Cooper and Michelle Smith, four grandchildren, Anna, Lauren, Zachary, and Haley. She enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, and entertaining with friends. Although this is her first novel, Elizabeth is a published author having written several magazine articles.
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She recently retired as Senior Office Manager after almost 13 years at a local tug boat company.