Martha E. Rhynes

Martha Rhynes, a retired teacher, began her writing career by researching the lives of American authors and writing biographies and analyses of their work for literary encyclopedias. She is the author of biographies about the lives of Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, Jack London, and Ray Bradbury. Her novels include a historical romance, The War Bride, and a young adult mystery, Secret of the Pack Rat's Nest. Rhynes is the mother of six adult children and many grandchildren. Her family operates a cattle ranch in Oklahoma.