Ivy is a single woman who retired early to travel the globe. In her first year, she went to India, China, Italy, Greece, Croatia, and Turkey. Then COVID-19 hit, and everyone stayed home. When COVID-19 finally passed, people had grown accustomed to staying home, so travel buddies became increasingly scarce.

Undeterred, Ivy looked into solo travel, but most was cost-prohibitive or involved countries that would be hard to navigate without knowing the local language or cultures. All this research led to what seemed the perfect fit - travel the US and Canada in a camper van! And boy did she ever go - her first adventure lasted seven months and she LOVED it. The cost was more than anticipated, so she decided she needed to find work that would allow her to travel, pay decent money, and most importantly, be FUN!

Ivy’s always been a BIG reader and loved murder mysteries and was often heard saying ‘I could write this stuff!’ So, lo and behold, her 1st Novella was born - Death in the Ditch. This first story introduces her protagonist, Willie Wilder, an independent woman who is a stress-induced poet, a pet psychic deep in denial, and an even more reluctant amateur sleuth. After she inherits an old farmhouse, complete with a Standard Poodle, Axel, she loads up her old VW van and travels to Grandview, North Dakota, to start a new chapter in her life.

I hope you enjoy her adventures as she works her way out of her old life and into her new one.