J. L. Miles (Jackie Lee), a resident of Georgia for thirty years, hails from Wisconsin via South Dakota. She considers herself “a northern girl with a southern heart”. Her paternal grandfather was christened Grant Lee by her great-grandmother in honor of the many fallen soldiers on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line.
Ms. Miles is a former D.I.A.L. Systems Engineer for Baker/Audio Telecom, one of the premier forerunners of voice mail. In addition to systems application, she provided voice tracks for several major companies, including Delta® Airlines and Frito-Lay® Corporation. A former Miss Racine, Wisconsin, Ms. Miles made television, print and fashion appearances, and participated in various stage productions, including “Joan of Lorraine”, “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” and “The Miracle Worker”.
Ms. Miles resides in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia and Cape Canaveral, Florida along with her husband, Robert, where she is a featured speaker at book clubs, local schools, and writer’s workshops. Her debut novel, Roseflower Creek, was Cumberland House Publishing’s lead book when it debuted in hardcover. It’s now available in trade paperback. Earl Hamner, creator of The Waltons calls it “A powerful, extraordinary novel.” The late William Diehl wrote, “The lyric prose will thrill you, the story is unforgettable, and the characters will stay with you forever.”
Cold Rock River, the journey of two young women born a century apart debuted October 2006 in hardcover. N.Y. Times best-selling author Dorothea Benton Frank writes: “Cold Rock River by J. L/ Miles is a powerful story of family, love and loss that will keep you up into the wee hours. Absolutely wonderful! Beautifully told and straight from the heart of an exquisitely talented writer.”
When not writing, Miles tours with The Dixie Divas, four nationally published book-writing belles serving up helpings of down-home humor and warmth.
The first book in the series Divorcing Dwayne debuts in hardcover in April 1, 2008!
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Cold Rock River
ISBN 1-58182-570-6 Hardcover
Roseflower Creek
ISBN 1-58182-240-5 Hardcover
ISBN 1-58182-377-0 Trade paperback
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