Bonny G. Smith is from Miami, Florida, where she lived until moving to the Washington, DC metropolitan area at the age of 13. Living in close proximity to the Smithsonian Institution and its many museums awakened a lifelong interest in history. Ms. Smith majored in Business at the University of Maryland, and minored in history, both Ancient and Medieval. After spending a lifetime reading history, biography and historical fiction, Ms. Smith decided to write her own novels about her favorite era, Tudor England; THE TUDOR CHRONICLES will ultimately consist of five novels, dramatizing the Tudor era. Living in the Washington DC area also piqued an interest in criminology and justice; the result is Ms. Smith’s Detective/Police/Crime novels. THE INTERPOL SERIES traces the lives of two Interpol agents, who pursue a different crime in each book. Other books by Ms. Smith include a coming-of-age novella set in steamy 1960s Miami, Only the Heart Knows Why, and a book of macabre short stories; The Secret Lives of Inanimate Objects: Thirteen Stories of Murder, Mystery, and the Macabre. Ms. Smith began writing in 2003 while still employed full time as a Certified Project Manager for several major corporations. She is now a full-time writer since retiring from a career in global telecommunications. She holds baccalaureate and masters degrees from the University of Maryland. Ms. Smith lives in the Washington, DC area, in the United States of America. Ms. Smith is the author of seven novels and a book of short stories, across four literary genre.

HISTORICAL FICTION

Ms. Smith’s passion for history led her to research the centuries of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, particularly the Tudor Era, from the mid-1400s to 1603. The five books of THE TUDOR CHRONICLES are the captivating result: The Nymph from Heaven tells the story of possibly the most famous love triangle of all time, the results of which still ring down the centuries to us today; that of Henry VIII, Katharine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. This intriguing story is juxtaposed with the fascinating tale of Henry’s younger sister, Mary Tudor, a royal princess who falls in love with a poor knight and is determined, against all odds, to marry him. The second book in the series, The Baker’s Daughter, continues the saga with the story of Queen Mary Tudor; Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon’s star-crossed and unfortunate daughter. How did a sweet, beautiful princess, the apple of her father’s eye from birth, become the tyrant known as Bloody Mary? Mary’s tragic tale is told with an objectivity, sympathy and understanding that is reflected in the title of the book; the discontent of the English people with Mary’s proposed match with the Spaniard, Philip of Spain, was cruelly expressed in a broadsheet circulating London at the time of Mary’s ill-fated marriage: “The baker’s daughter, in her russet gown; better than Queen Mary without her crown.” The third book in the series, In High Places, continues the chronology of the Tudor Era with the gripping tale of Elizabeth I and her lifelong adversary, fellow queen, and cousin, the enigmatic Mary, Queen of Scots. This Mighty Realm, the fourth book of THE TUDOR CHRONICLES, tells the story of Elizabeth’s life after Mary’s execution, until her death in 1603, and her tempestuous relationship with the young Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. The first three books of THE TUDOR CHRONICLES are available now as a virtual box set for purchase as a virtual Kindle eBook; each individual book may be purchased as a Kindle eBook or paperback. THIS MIGHTY REALM may be purchased separately, in either Kindle eBook or paperback.

Ms. Smith is currently writing a new historical fiction series, THE WARS OF THE ROSES SAGA. The first book of this series, TO THINE OWN SELF, is the gripping tale of the fall of the Plantagenets and the rise of the Tudors. TO THINE OWN SELF is now available for purchase on Amazon!

DETECTIVE/POLICE/CRIME

Ms. Smith also has a keen interest in global crime. This interest resulted in the two full-length novels of THE INTERPOL SERIES. The Heart of the Dragon tells the story of Eleanor and Victoria Robinson, two American tourists vacationing in Hong Kong who are abducted by evil human traffickers and sold into White Slavery. Their disappearance leads two Interpol agents, Gabe Benson and Nasih Kubasi, on a frantic global search for the missing women. From the Far East to Morocco, the agents always seem to be one step behind in their desperate attempt to rescue the Robinsons from the horrific reality that is Human Trafficking and the global sex trade. The Heart of the Dragon is now available for purchase on Amazon. The second book in the series, The Seven Diamonds, is the story of Emily Stewart, a young nurse who is raped by seven Oxford medical students. Denied justice, she seeks her own revenge. Emily’s quest for vengeance takes her around the world, with Gabe and Nasih in her wake. Will they stop her before she finds and kills all the men who raped her? This tragic tale of an unlikely global serial killer reaches its exciting climax in Rio de Janeiro. The Seven Diamonds is now available for purchase on Amazon. The third novel in THE INTERPOL SERIES, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, is in progress; the publication date to be determined at this time.

WOMEN’S FICTION

Ms. Smith has also written a coming-of-age novel in the genre of Women’s Fiction, Only the Heart Knows Why. This is the story of a young girl growing up in steamy, exotic 1960s Miami. Norah Jane Edwards becomes the unwitting weapon of both her parents in their bitter divorce struggle. Only the Heart Knows Why is a story of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. Through an ironic twist of fate, Norah Jane prevails in the human chess game that she has been forced to play as a mere pawn. Through abandonment, cruelty, loneliness, an attempted kidnapping, a devastating hurricane, sexual abuse and fire, Norah Jane rises like a phoenix to soar above the ashes of her young life, and start again.

SHORT STORY COLLECTION

The Secret Lives of Inanimate Objects: Thirteen Tales of Murder, Mystery and the Macabre was written as a labor of love; Ms. Smith wrote these stories for her mother who, suffering from senile dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, could not remember between reading sessions what book was being read to her, or where she was in the story. She had always enjoyed macabre fare, from Edgar Allen Poe to The Twilight Zone, so these slightly twisted tales, which span Science Fiction, the supernatural, fantasy, time travel and murder with a twist, were just what the doctor ordered. These stories were written for a very personal reason, but Ms. Smith now wants to share these remarkable stories with everyone. The Secret Lives of Inanimate Objects: Thirteen Tales of Murder, Mystery and the Macabre will be published in the near future.