C. S. Lakin writes novels in
numerous genres, focusing mostly on contemporary psychological mysteries
and allegorical fantasy. Her novel
Someone to Blame
(contemporary fiction) won the 2009 Zondervan First Novel competition
2009 (published October 2010). Lakin’s
Gates of Heaven fantasy
series for adults (AMG-Living Ink Publishers) features original
full-length fairy tales in traditional style. Already in print are the
first books in the series, The
Wolf of Tebron, The Map
across Time, and The Land of
Darkness, with three more to follow. Her contemporary mystery
Innocent Little Crimes made
the top one hundred finalists in the 2009 Amazon Breakout Novel Award
contest, earning her a Publisher’s Weekly review stated her book was
“a page-turning thrill-ride that will have readers holding their breaths
the whole way through.” Lakin grew up collating television scripts for her
screenwriter mother. As an adult, Susanne assisted in developing series
for television, and while raising two daughters and running a bed and
breakfast inn in northern California wrote her first three novels and a
cookbook. She currently works as a freelance copyeditor and writing
mentor, specializing in helping authors prepare their books for
publication. She is a member of The Christian PEN (Proofreaders and
Editors Network), CEN (Christian Editor Network), CAN (Christian Authors
Network—regular blogger), ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), and
two regional writers’ groups. She edits for individuals, small
publishing companies, and literary agents. In addition to her mysteries and fantasy series, she
has also written the first book in a Young Adult sci-fi adventure
series: Time Sniffers. She
recently completed Intended for
Harm, a contemporary take-off on the biblical story of Jacob and
Joseph and is developing a swashbuckling dog memoir in the style of
Moby Dick entitled
A Dog after God’s Own Heart.
She lives in Santa Cruz, CA, with her husband Lee, a gigantic lab named
Coaltrane, and three persnickety cats.
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