Kim Delmar Cory is a retired educator who lives in Michigan with her husband, two dogs and a naughty cat.  She possesses a Bachelors degree in English Literature and a Masters degree in Education. Upon retiring from Lansing Community College where she taught and served as an administrator in Center for Student Access working with special needs students, she had dedicated herself to the writing life. She proudly displays her ankle tattoo, Cacoethes Scribendi, which translates from Latin as 'insatiable urge to write' or ' bad habit of writing'.  She is a Michigan author of 5 mid grade Michigan based historical novels. Her newest release, What About Lilly? is her first Young Adult novel. Her website www.kdelmarcory.com shares her books, her published portfolio of articles and essays, as well as detail her school visits.