The other day I was talking to a friend of mine and she asked me who was my inspiration for Sergeant Nita Slowater in my murder mystery series about the Special Crimes Team.

Nita is a combination of several strong women who touched my life at various times. My mother was a strong woman who wasn’t afraid to take a swing if she found herself is such a situation. I will be blogging about some of my mother’s adventures later this summer.

My grandmother once chased her boss from the kitchen of the restaurant where she worked, welding a frying pan! Well, you can see she wasn’t one to be dissed.

Audrey Hepburn was one of my heroines while growing up.

And recently, a fine police officer, and friend, has inspired me, and reminded me how human the police really are, while at the same time, how heroic.

Who inspires you?

Leave a comment and tell us about the person who shines a light through the darkness for you.