Janine Turner is best known for her roles on TV's "Northern Exposure" and "Friday Night Lights,"  and in the movie "Cliffhanger."

But until 2014, much of her private life  -- how she prevailed over heartbreak, alcoholism, and the death of her father -- had remained out of public view.

There have been many authors I've interviewed year after year, and one of my favorites -- a guy I always looked forward to talking to -- was this guy, Robert B. Parker.