– I was taking on challenges, all for my one secret event.

I wanted to do something unique before I was too old.

Frances Rinaldi lives in Melbourne, Florida, where she has been sharing stories from history, about nature, and personal experiences in schools, organizations, and theater for thirty years. She belonged to Terra Sancta Press editing group and Brevard Theatrical Ensemble for over twenty years. She has published seven books. Two children's, one environmental, and one travel book under her name, and a collection of three suspense books under her pen name F.R. Merrill.