Sharon Sterling, formerly Sharon Hickey, worked as a psychotherapist/social worker in Arizona for many years. After the success of the Arizona Thriller Trilogy: A Killing at Lynx Lake, Fatal Refuge and The Well, she is pleased to announce the publication of her fourth novel.
Perfect! – A Story of Love and Suspense showcases a lush new setting and a fascinating cast of characters, including two women from different worlds and the men they love. The panhandle of Florida, its Spanish moss-draped oaks, lazy bayous and Southern sensuality is the backdrop.
Education and Career Highlights
Ms. Sterling received her Bachelor of Social Work degree from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff and her Master’s degree from Tulane University in New Orleans. She returned to Arizona and began her social work career as a crisis counselor. Over the years she worked in Cottonwood, Yuma, Tucson, Flagstaff, Green Valley, and Prescott. Her job took her to community mental health agencies, psychiatric and medical hospital settings and private practice. The intense experiences and fascinating people encountered during those years inspire and inhabit her books while the flavor of Southwestern locales spice her writing.
Passions and Past Times
As a mental health professional, Sharon is alarmed by the recent spike of mass murders by mentally deranged individuals. She writes passionately about that topic, and others, in her blog. Her books include characters with mental illness as well as people struggling with the challenges of every day living. She hopes to inspire her readers with insight and compassion for themselves and others.
Family legend says Ms. Sterling’s great-grandmother was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian. That information sparked her fascination with Native Americans and their cultures. The author was an avid reader as a child and still enjoys that quiet past-time. She loves to cook, garden, hike and care for her dog. She belongs to several writers’ groups, including the Grand Canyon chapter of Sisters in Crime. The author currently lives in an idyllic retirement town in Arizona. Here is her aged but beloved dog Zayd laughing at human rules.
Zayd On An Outing.
Author speaking about “The Well” to an audience at Beaver Creek Library in Rimrock, Arizona.
Mural of Montezuma Well on the wall of Beaver Creek Library in Rimrock, Arizona.