Beth Lyon Barnett

Beth Lyon Barnett churns out exciting, action-packed tales of adventure. Her latest novel,

THIS BORROWED LAND addressed climate change after a child unnecesssarily dies.Her love of animals, especially dogs and horses, permeates her work.

JAZZ TOWN, will immerse you into the 1930's jazz scene of Kansas City's music, crime, and romance.

ADAM'S NEEDLE is a towering cliff in the Missouri Ozarks for a story of passion and prejudice, love and hate in the small town of Pecan Grove, USA. Both books have been Thorpe Menn nominees. Adam's Needle was the runner-up to the prestigious Winning Writes award.

HITCHHIKER. Join a young woman who after recklessly picking up a HITCHHIKER, discovers shaman, crystals, and spirituality on her quest to find a cure for her cancer.

Beth's life has been filled with four rewarding careers, wife and mother, director of a large hospital x-ray department, first woman sales representative in the competitive international radiology equipment market, and now author, her favorite endeavor so far.

Occasionally, she writes Beth's Everything Blog about her life, her family, and her interests. She can be found at http://www.BethLyonBarnett.com. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and periodicals including The Kansas City Star. Her article, LISA PEARL was chosen for the latest addition of What Does it Mean to be White in America.

She has been president of several local not-for-profit organization and served on numerous board of directors. She is a founding member of CASA, (Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused and neglected children), served on its National Board of Directors, and has been president of its local chapter.

Beth is a member of Kansas City Writers Group, past member of Write Brain Trust, and several critique groups. She has served on the board of Whispering Prairie Press.

She is a graduate of Mills College in Oakland, California and lives in Fairway, Kansas.