Then there were things such as the use of the term 'red cent' which didn't exist until the 19th century, or 'grumpy' which is late 18th century. These really did not fit with a 17th century pattern. The main reason for this was expression and clear lack of research.

I also found the parts written for 1690/1 to not fit the time frame at all, it really knocked me out of the story as I could not believe the characters were in that time. The expression was just dire with word repetitions and misused words such as teaming instead of teeming as one example. It is a shame it didn't turn on the author's. It immediately turned on my editing mode. I really could not settle with this book. She's still looking, but having a great time on the journey.Ī rolling stone at heart, Blayne currently resides in the Midwest with her loving spouse, two children, and Wheaton Terrier. While she enjoys the challenge of working in multiple genres, it's writing about the humor found in everyday life that gives her the most pleasure.īlayne loves travel, reading, and spending long, sleepless nights crouched over her computer in search of the perfect words that will make people laugh or weep uncontrollably. A couple of years later, her work was published.

She easily ranks her children as her greatest accomplishment.īlayne has always harbored an interest in fiction, but it wasn’t until 1998 that she tried her own hand at writing by reaching out to an online audience. A gregarious son completed the family in 1997. That same summer, her spirited daughter was born. The next year she married and in 1995 she graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and was admitted into the Oklahoma Bar Association. In 1990 Blayne graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. Today, she is a project manager for a legal publishing company by day, and writer by night. The result is a diverse collection of lesbian fiction.īlayne has held a number of interesting, and sometimes rather unusual jobs (sunflower sexer), and completed a stint as a Combat Medic in the Army National Guard. With each novel she tackles a new personal writing challenge. She is the Royal Academy of Bards 2005 Hall of Fame Author and a recipient of the 2014 Academy of Bards Lifetime Achievement Award.īorn in Northern California in January 1969, Blayne Cooper is the best-selling author of a variety of fiction ranging from mystery/romance to outrageous parody. Blayne Cooper has also written under the pen name Advocate.

Cobb Island by Blayne Cooper