Elaine Taylor is a former IT headhunter and Contingent Workforce Management consultant to Fortune 500 companies. She previously served on the Board of Raphael House, a shelter for homeless families in San Francisco. She teaches Story Structure through OLLI at Duke University in North Carolina, where she lives with her husband and two highly indulged Weimaraners. She has written two suspense novels: FINAL BETRAYAL (to be republished in autumn, 2015); and FINAL PUNISHMENT (to be published in spring, 2016.) KARMA, DECEPTION and a Pair of Red FERRARIS: A Memoir is her only work of creative nonfiction.