Author Biographies

Larry K. & Lorna Collins

Lorna Lund and Larry Collins were raised in Alhambra, California. They attended grammar school and high school together. Larry went to California Polytechnic College in Pomona, and Lorna attended California State College at Los Angeles. They have been married for over forty years and have one daughter, Kimberly.

Larry is an engineer and spent many years working on various projects throughout the United States and around the world. Lorna worked in Document Control for many years and is now an IT Change Management Specialist and Technical Writer.

They both worked in Japan on the Universal Studios theme park. Larry was a Project Engineer, responsible for the Jurassic Park, JAWS, and WaterWorld attractions. Lorna continued to put her documentation skills to use working in the Osaka field office.

Their memoir of that experience, 31 Months in Japan: The Building of a Theme Park was a 2006 EPPIE finalist and named as one of Rebeccas Reads Best nonfiction books of 2005. It is five-star rated on Amazon and is available in e-book, paperback and hardbound formats. Their mystery, Murder... They Wrote, was published in 2009 by Whiskey Creek Press. They are working on three sequels.

In 2007, Lorna published an anthology entitled Snowflake Secrets written with three friends: Christie Shary, Luanna Rugh and Sherry Derr-Wille. Their second work called Seasons of Love, was released on Valentines' Day 2009, and the third, Directions of Love, was published on Valentines Day 2010, also by Whiskey Creek Press.

Lorna & Larry now reside in Dana Point, CA where Larry enjoys surfing as often as he can. He works for a small engineering company in Brea, CA. Read about his adventures on the offshore platforms. "Swingrope for Fun and Profit"

Lorna works for a California utility and enjoys spending time with family and friends.

They are currently working on four new books.