Carolyn McBride grew up exploring the Potomac River, and her Potomac Shores series is immersed in the places she lives and loves, from South Florida's Intracoastal Waterway to Virg...view moreCarolyn McBride grew up exploring the Potomac River, and her Potomac Shores series is immersed in the places she lives and loves, from South Florida's Intracoastal Waterway to Virginia's Occoquan River. Like Carolyn, her characters are grandmothers, mothers, wives, daughters, friends, pet lovers, and boat captains. Her writing has been published in National Geographic Traveler and National Geographic World magazines. A graduate of the College of William and Mary, she is completing an MFA in fiction writing.view less