Celebrated author of 25 published books

The granddaughter of two coal miners, Anne Marie Duquette was raised all over the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, with a healthy appreciation for the richness of the land, wildlife, and its beauty. Her love of her country’s bounty grew during her many travels as the daughter of a career U.S. Air Force pilot and Air Force nurse, as a Navy veteran herself, and as the wife of a now-retired career Navy Chief Petty Officer Hospital Corpsman.

Different landscapes and people sparked her interest in both writing and photography to keep track of her many adventures as a “military brat,” veteran, and military wife. Anne Marie’s real-life romance began when a Navy corpsman put a cast on her broken leg for their “first date.” An engagement followed seven months later. When asked by her fiancé what she wanted for a wedding present, she said, "a dog," and the promise that she and her dog would never be separated. For all of his 26 active duty years in the military, her husband avoided all opportunities to go overseas. Horses, a cat, birds, chinchillas, guinea pigs, rabbits and more dogs followed, and were never left behind.

She’s published 25 books, 20 of them with HARLEQUIN, and sold one treatment to Paramount Studios. She is presently working on a three-book mainstream trilogy. She and her husband have two grown children, three grandchildren, and one dachshund, all residing in Southern California. She's also married to her Disneyland annual pass, and dog lover that she is, PLUTO is her favorite character!