Susan Shipe Calfee

Susan Shipe Calfee discovered her love of words at an early age and later studied Speech Communications at the University of Maryland, her home state. She has published poetry, short stories, magazine articles, and the award-winning children’s book St. Augustine A to Z: A Young Reader’s Guide to America’s Oldest City. She lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where she continues to write and remain active in the arts and local writing community.

The Forces of Bay House became a deeply personal project when Susan’s mother, Bess Paterson Shipe, asked for her help completing a novel she had been developing for years. Their collaboration grew into a mother-daughter writing partnership. After Bess passed away, Susan completed the manuscript as promised, preserving the historical suspense, family mystery, Chesapeake Bay setting, and legacy at the heart of the story. The Forces of Bay House is Susan’s first novel.