Angels At The Gate (Thorne)

Author Bio
• Born—N/A
• Where—Montgomery, Alabama, USA
• Education—M.S.W, University of Alabama, magna cum laude
• Awards—(see below)
• Currently—lives near Birmingham, Alabama

Awards

• ForeWord Reviews "BOOK OF THE YEAR" for Historical Fiction  
• Winner of Portland Book Review for Short Fiction 
• Winner of Chattahoochee Valley Writer's Contest for Short Fiction 
• Winner of Eugene Walters Writers Festival Termite Hall for Screenplay 
• Winner of Magic City Writers' Contest for Short Fiction
• Winner of the Gold Benjamin Franklin Award (Independent Book Publishers Assoc.)
• Winner of the Silver IPPY Award (Independent Publishers) for Historical Fiction.

Storyteller
T.K.Thorne’s childhood passion for storytelling deepened when she became a police officer in Birmingham, Alabama. “It was a crash course in life and what motivated and mattered to people.” When she retired as a captain, she took on Birmingham’s business improvement district as the executive director. Both careers provide fodder for her writing, which has garnered several awards, including “Book of the Year for Historical Fiction” (ForeWord Reviews) for her debut novel Noah’s Wife. Her first non-fiction book, Last Chance for Justice, was featured on the New York Post’s “Books You Should Be Reading” list. She loves traveling, especially to research her novels, and speaking about her books and life lessons.

Thorne is step-mother to three and grandmother to four, all boys. She lives with her husband, Roger, on a mountain in Alabama where she writes, often with two dogs and a cat vying for her lap.

Community
A Leader in her community, she has served on numerous community boards and been recognized with various community awards including:

• Birmingham International Center’s “Motivating Women”  
• Chamber of Commerce’s Jesse Lewis Community Service Award 
• Girl Scouts Women of Distinction Award 
• Operation New Birmingham’s Achievement Award
• The Community Affairs’ “Liberty & Justice Award”
• Birmingham Business Journal’s “Top Birmingham Business Women”

T.K. Shares A Few Fun Facts About Herself:

• I’m a 4th degree black belt in the martial art of Aikido.
•  At age 8, I won a ribbon for being stubborn.
• I dove the Great Blue Hole in Belize, the largest sea hole in the world.
• As a rookie police officer, I had to devise a different way to hold a gun because my hands were too small.
• I need Indian food at least once a week.
• Frogs make me smile. (From the author.)

More information available on Wikepedia: T.K. Thorne
Blogs at TKs-Tales.com
Website: www.tkthorne.com
T.K. Talks About Her Writing...(see About page)