Camille Mariani is a lifelong writer. In Maine she was a newspaper columnist and reporter. In northern New York state, before her appointment as SUNY Canton College public relations director, she advanced from reporter/columnist to newspaper editor. Her first book was Seventy Years of Change, highlighting the early history of the college. Turning to fiction, she published a trilogy of murder/suspense/romance novels: Lucille's Lie, Aletha's Will, and Pandora's Hope. She and her husband, Albert J. Mariani, reside in Sun City Center, FL, where they enjoy music and dancing, cruises, and old movies.