Marty Ambrose has been a writer most of her life, consumed with the world of literature whether teaching English and creative writing at Florida Southwestern State College or creating her own fiction. Her writing career has spanned almost two decades with eight published novels for Avalon Books, Kensington Books, Thomas & Mercer.

During the last year, Marty has become increasingly interested in combining historical memoir and women’s fiction, which became her latest novel, CLAIRE’S LAST SECRET. It takes place in both Florence and Geneva, where Marty researched on a grant, and spans two eras played out against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Italy--a Florentine conspiracy that unfolds in a Downton Abbeyesque setting.