DonnaRae Menard is a born in the hayfield Vermonter, with a penchant for recycling found junk into something useable, stray animals, and often, sob stories. She has always worked some unusual jobs. Her large family and well-worn work history provide fodder for much of what she writes. Her first writing recognition came in high school when she was caught penning malicious abstracts of fellow students. DonnaRae writes in four genres: cozy/caper, thriller, historical fiction, and fantasy. She was an International Competitor with Toastmaster International, and is a member of Sisters in Crime, New England Chapter, Guppies, League of Vermont Writers, Mystery Writers of America, and the Registrar for New England Crime Bake. A hybrid author who self-publishes as well as being contracted with Level Best Books for two series; An It's Never Too Late and The Pig & I, as well as with Of Metal and Magic; The Waif and The Warlord, she's always willing to talk about her on-the-page friends and the high jinks of barnyard critters.