"Life is just a bowl of cherries next to a Manhattan!" At 77, I can say that I love my Manhattan. 

Hi! Welcome to my life in a snapshot. Shortly after graduating from North Kansas City High, I entered the 1965, Miss Missouri/Miss World pageant. I was Miss North Kansas City//Kansas City North and was honored with the title of Miss Congeniality (no relationship to the movie)! After years of dance training, a vacation to Europe became a 3-year tour with a dance company. I was lucky enough to see much of Europe before coming home.  After several years in restaurant management, at the age of 35 (just under), I decided to join the Navy. I served as an RM (Radioman), and was honorably discharged after seven years, earning a Navy Achievement Medal and numerous Letters of Commendation. A stint as a Civil Service employee in Groton, Ct., earned a MUC (Navy/Marine Corp Meritorious Unit Medal) I wrote my first book at age 70, "Her Spoke'en Dreams," and have now written six with a sequel to "Her Spoke'en Dreams" is in the works. I hope you will take the time to check out all my books and that you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them! 

Don't forget to pop a cherry in that Manhattan, LOVE, Suzanne