about me

I am sorry folks, but due to an increase in some not so desired messages, I have chosen to receive messages only from friends.
Onward.... I am not on much as of late, however, I promise to read and comment where I vowed to do so someday... In the meantime, I will make all efforts to rotate the books on my shelve at the start of each month. I thank you to all who have shelved Pieces or taken the time to read, comment, rate.
I have self-published three books, 'Tuffy', 'The Favor', and 'Pieces of the Past', with a fourth, 'The Contract', due out this autumn. I consider myself lucky as I have gained a following for my works. (I have posted chapters of Pieces of the Past on this site, however, feel free to check out my website for more on the other titles mentioned or to purchase copies.)
Currently I am looking into doing several others via the E-book format; a bit of a daunting task for a paper lover.
My stories are best described by saying I either place fictional characters into a historical time, or should the tale be set in the modern day, sprinkle it with historical places & folk, or family lore. In both I add a hint of romance, and mix in events, & places which appeal to both men & women.
More about me? Well ok, I grew up as an Air Force brat, living in a variety of places, developing a curiosity of histories, cultures, sports, music, and a love of animals. It was no surprise I was given the title of historian at an early age. I went on to study at Central Arizona College and University of Arizona, graduating with degrees in both The Arts and Education before embarking on a teaching
career.
When I don't have my nose in a book, I can be found among friends at Civil War living history re-enactments, exploring museums, taking trips down back roads, or in debates over whose team is the better.
I am the proud mom of one son & share my home with a husband and one cat, one kitten. Oh yes, I finally revamped my website so if ya got a minute....
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favourite books

Just picking a few was difficult, but off the top of my head.....
Titanic, The Rose Dawson Story, by Walden Carrington.
Ty & The Babe, by Tom Stanton
Radioman, an Eyewitness account of Pearl Harbor & WW2 in the Pacific, by Carol E. Hipperson
Franklin & Lucy, by Joseph E. Persico
Luckiest Man, the life & times of Lou Gehrig
When Baseball Went to War, edited by Todd Anton & Bill Nowlin
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey, by Lillian Schlissel
Civil War Medicine, Challenges and triumphs, by Alfred Jay Bollet MD
A Battle From the Start, the life of Nathan Bedford Forrest
Battlefield, farming a Civil War Battleground, by Peter Svenson
Loss of the Sultana & Reminiscences of Survivors, edited by Chester D. Berry
Scarred By War, Civil War in Southeast Louisiana, by Christopher G. Pena
Macedonia Passage, Dangerous Cargo, by Wright Gres

my websites

http://www.ElizabethMatson.com     http://www.ElizabethMatson.blogspot.com