In the Author Spotlight - Judy Griffith Gill

Sometimes fate decrees that given paths cross. My meeting with Judy Griffith Gill was such an occasion. It started out as a newbee writer (at least in fiction) and the editor assigned to one of her books. In later years, the tables turned.

Although we haven't been in the same space and time (as in meeting in person), I feel that if we passed each other on the street the connection would make recognition instantaneous.
 

You might wonder why I am giving column space to a person some could consider competition. One reason is the sisterhood  (brotherhood for the opposite sex) and camaraderie that can develop between people who share a common passion. And in this case it is writing. And what many people often forget is that writers are readers too!
 
Also, Judy is not really competition. Many of her works are in a purer form of romance while I like to fly with dragons and hang out with wizards. That said, Judy also ventures into other genres including science fiction  Her latest works are the Chronicles of Storn series -- Lifeline, Refuge, Dirtsiders and Caverns.

Lifeline just got a great review, but I'm still trying to figure out which of the books is my favorite. 

Stop by Judy's Goodreads page for more info about the author whose world building skills the reviewer said took you to a future sci-fi world that "rivals the likes of Herbert’s DUNE and Clarke’s SPACE ODYSSEY" and on the book the reviewer said, "is an awesome read!"

Judy's works can be found online here.
 
~Till next time, Helen

Welcome to Storn. Winter is a killer--unless you can find Refuge

Storn, a planet far off in the Milky Way promised a new start for the inhabitants of the seven sleep-ships. They awoke from a thousand years' freeze to find all manner of problems which they eventually overcame, except for one--Winter.

 Refuge (The Chronicles of Storn)

Genre: Science Fiction 

Buy Links:  Amazon 

Blurb:

An abnormal orbit around its star, Magnus, turns Storn into an unlivable habitat of freezing storms the duration of an entire Earth year. For nearly 300 winters, the settlers retired to sleep cells to survive the dark and cold. When the cryogenic units holding the frozen zygotes they had brought with them to expand the settlement’s population failed, the reluctant women were forced to replenish the settlement’s numbers the old way.

Odd things begin to happen when children were born of women, not from the genetic material brought from Earth. The ruling committee ordered them destroyed. The only way to save them is hide them. Those who care, build what they call Refuge. Now, not only will they have to survive winter, awake, they’ll have to survive the trek to Refuge—and Winter’s come early.

And be sure to check out the other books in the series including Lifeline, Dirtsiders and Caverns.

About Judy Gill: Besides her forays into other genres, Judy Griffith Gill writes Romance, from sweet, to sensuous, to downright sexy, from futuristic to contemporary to fantasy. Among her recent releases are the Little Matchmaker series. Judy hangs out on Facebook, on Twitter, on Goodreads...and loves to hear from her readers.