Divine Intervention by Cheryl Kaye Tardif

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Synopsis

CFBI agent Jasmine McLellan is assigned a hot case-one that requires the psychic abilities of the PSI Division, a secret government agency located in the secluded town of Divine, BC.

Biography

Cheryl Kaye was born in Vancouver, BC on August 12, 1963 to parents, Larry and Mary Kaye. As a teenager, her favorite author was Stephen King, and to this day, she still reads everything he writes. At 14, Cheryl moved to Bermuda with her family. Her writing took off and her English Composition teacher, Mrs. Mary Higginson was especially encouraging. Cheryl entered a variety of writing contests and received recognition for her work. She achieved O'Levels in English Language, Literature and Composition, and she was given a prestigious award in English. As a teenager, Cheryl took over writing a weekly column, Masset Meanderings, in the local newspaper. Years later, she wrote a monthly health & beauty column.

Cheryl Kaye Tardif completed a correspondence course, Journalism and Short Story Writing, and graduated with Highest Honors. She has published numerous works of poetry in Canadian newspapers. One project was a poem/song she wrote for the soldiers at the end of the Gulf War. God Bless the Soldiers was published in a NB newspaper. A few years ago she wrote, directed and starred in Face to Faith, a contemporary musical play performed in Millwood's Presbyterian Church in Edmonton. It was so successful that they had to open for a second evening. Cheryl has also written two unpublished children's books: The Elfling Princess (first in a potential series of Elfling Kingdom books) and My Imaginary Friend. She has participated in numerous readings of both books, in schools, at book fairs, in libraries and in daycares. She is anticipating that her current publisher will publish these within the next 5 years. (She is currently busy with other writing projects).

In early2003, Cheryl's PSA (public service announcement) script, One Voice-One World placed third in a local contest. Her script was produced and filmed. It has aired on cable channels in Alberta. In September of 2003, Trafford Publishing published her first novel, Whale Song. It is currently available on the Internet, including Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, WalMart.com, and Indigo.ca. Many Edmonton Coles, Smithbooks, Chapters and Indigo stores have Whale Song on their shelves. Greenwoods in Edmonton also carries Cheryl's novel. It has been converted to an E-Book at Powells.com Cheryl Kaye Tardif and Whale Song had been featured in The Edmonton Examiner and on Shaw TV. 96X radio station in Edmonton has also promoted Cheryl's events.

Divine Intervention, Cheryl Kaye Tardif's second novel (a suspense thriller) was written in 4 months. Cheryl is currently working on The River, a techno thriller about a mysterious river in the rainforests of BC- a river of many secrets, terror and death. If she is not locked in her office writing, she is with her husband Marc, her daughter, Jessica, and the current Japanese student living with her. Cheryl is planning on teaching summer writing courses in Edmonton this year!

Cheryl Kaye Tardif's Official Site: cherylktardif.com

You can email Ms. Tardif at: cherylktardif@shaw.ca

Author photo by Richard J. Milne photorj.com