S.E. Duncan knows excitement. In 1994 she graduated from the U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate A School - the first female to do so after combat rates were opened to women. She traveled extensively with the military to places like Russia, Romania, Italy, Greece, France and Spain, just to name a few. Her dearest accomplishment was participating in a project collecting tiny sea turtles to be released when they had grown and had a better chance of survival. After meeting her sexy, bad-ass soul mate (who still travels the world defending freedom), she laid her weapons down and picked up a few books. She is a graduate of Old Dominion University. She currently lives in Virginia with her husband, two children, and a variety of trouble-causing critters. Between working, hanging out with a den of cub scouts, and taxiing her beautiful children around; she somehow managed to fulfill her dream of becoming an author. "Ella Awakened" is her first book. The sequel to "Ella Awakened" - "Ella Provoked" is expected out in late fall of 2013