Multi-published, multi-genre author Cyn Taylor began her career as a traditionally published author in 2016, writing Southern Contemporary Romantic Suspense based in the Smoky Mountains and Appalachian area. Her books include strong characters that must come to grips with a twist of fate and faith.Smoky Mountain Mist is Taylor’s first series, followed soon by the Smoky Mountain Magic series, and Smoky Mountain Christmas Magic series. All books are works of fiction, although the reader may recognize many of the locations named in the books. Taylor’s romantic fiction books are charming, clean reads written with humor and happy conclusions.Taylor released her first children’s book, Theodore the Dancing Christmas Horse, in 2019 written under the pen name of LeNai LaRue. The author currently has a Young Adult Fantasy trilogy in the works along with a Familial Comedy and a mystery series. Pet and people journals are also available from this author.Taylor went the route of Indie publishing in 2018 by redesigning her covers and re-releasing her first three books and two more series.That same year, Taylor started her own publishing company, Thunder Ridge Publishing (TRP), with the hope of assisting unpublished authors in getting their books to press. TRP designed, edited and published the works of two outside authors between January and August 2019. Those authors continue to write new works and have remained with TRP.A freelance photojournalist, Taylor writes faith, community and feature articles for local newspapers. She says her experiences in writing about life as it is lived by salt of the earth local folks is inspiring, and has helped create the background, as well as some of the unique individuals, featured in her books.Taylor lives in Knoxville Tennessee in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. She and husband Brent have carved out their dream home on his family farm at the peak of Copper Ridge, along with a feral cat and other woodland creatures who come round to visit. The couple has two married adult children and nine grandchildren.The author says she also gets some of the best inspiration and ideas for storylines and characters when she accompanies Brent, an accomplished angler, on fly-fishing excursions to the Smokies and local tailwaters. He fishes, she writes, life is good.Taylor/LaRue’s books are available exclusively on Amazon or from the author.Email Taylor at [email protected] with questions or for more information.
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Cyn Taylor
My words battle for supremacy of the blank page.
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Cyn Taylor
My words battle for supremacy of the blank page.