Modenia Joy Kramer is enthusiastic about life. She's from Eastern Oklahoma and resides with her husband of 56 years in Oxnard, California. She is a mother of four sons, is a grandmother and a great grandmother. Long summers in the Pikes Peak Region of Colorado have continue to inspire her writing. Her current novel, Melinda Ann, Secrets of Kingsley Mansion is a sequel to her first book Lily Going West that was published in 2004. Her enjoyment of writing and storytelling could lead to a trilogy about the descendants of the Kingsley family. Her creative talents have also found an outlet in oil painting, puppeteering and acting. She performs as a time traveler portraying historical personalities that give life to activities and issues of the past. Her favorite periods are the Old and New Testament Bible and the Victorian times of the late 1800's. She also is a docent at various historical sites in Ventura County. She has a fascination and passion for life that infects those around her.