Marilyn Frazer

Award-winning author, Marilyn Frazer, was born in Williamsport, PA, where nothing ever happened, and when she was 6, her family moved to Brooklyn, NY, where things were happening all the time. She grew up in New York and went to Hunter College in Manhattan, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education. Marilyn was an elementary school teacher for ten years, in several different cities, including Mexico City, Mexico. She also majored in Art in college and has painted and sold watercolors over the years. She lived in Charlotte, NC for many years, during which time she spent seven years in Mexico City, becoming fluent in Spanish. In 1990, Marilyn moved from Charlotte to Scottsdale, AZ and started a new career as an author, after going back to school and earning a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Ottawa University. In Scottsdale, she led meditation groups over a period of eighteen years, and taught meditation study groups for Brandeis National Committee.

Her first book was, "The Relationship Trap: Women Who Ignored the Warning Signs That Said...He's Not For You!" was a finalist in the 2009 USA Book News National Best Books Award in two categories: Women's Issues and Self Help/Relationships. This book was also a finalist in the Women's Issues Category of the prestigious 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award.

Her second book, a collection of inspirational and uplifting true stories,"When Angels Call Your Name" was a finalist in the New Age category of the 2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards.