Terry A Burgess

Terry A Burgess was born in Newport, Oregon to Chal and Doris Burgess. Before he was one year old, his family moved to Abilene, Texas and shortly after moved to Clyde, Texas where he lived for the next 17 years. He attended Clyde High School where he was active in choir, drama, band, school government, and church. He attended Cisco Jr. College in 1976, and in 1997 he obtained his Bachelor Degree from Tarleton State University after being laid off at Comanche Peak Nuclear Steam Station. He began working for Bank One/Chase in 1999 where he was promoted to Unit Lead. He was elected President of the Chasing Gold Toastmasters club, and was the first QA hired after the Bank One/Chase merger. He became an ordained minister and enjoys performing weddings for his friends and family. He continued to work for Chase Auto Research until 2009 when he was laid off due to outsourcing his QA position to Manila. He is married to Elisabeth and they live in Fort Worth, Texas with their two cats Beast and Wally. He began writing in 2010 during job searches and published his first book Touch the Devil's Tail in October of 2010. Taste the Devil's Blood is his second book in a planed series of five. The Uncommon Senses Series features Sheila Myhra, a veterinarian assistant who discovers she has the power to heal with her hands. Discovering who she is leads to the murder of her co-workers and that event hurls her into a world she never knew existed. Battling her own demons as well those from Hell, Sheila must make uncomfortable alliances with friends and foes alike.