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Not another one," from her
teacher.
The 'Jack of all trades' moniker
certainly applies to Kemberlee. She's spent summers
pumping gasoline in her family's service station,
worked in a French bakery, was a seamstress, cleaned
greenware, and babysat sea otters. Working in
the pet industry, Kemberlee earned a diploma in
Pet Nutrition and studied canine behavior, and
trained dogs on her days off. When a job injury
sent Kemberlee back to school, she earned a diploma
in hotel and restaurant management, ultimately
taking a job working for Clint Eastwood in his
prestigious Mission Ranch Hotel.
While Kemberlee enjoyed each of
these jobs, she always enjoyed writing fiction
and finally put pen to paper in the mid 1980s,
writing Sarah's Secret, Under the Hawke's Wing
and Madeira.
In 1997, Kemberlee couldn't pass
up the trip of a lifetime and took the opportunity
to spend six month on the Emerald Isle. While
in Ireland, she met a man...as one does! Upon
permanently relocating to Ireland, Kemberlee and
her Irishman tied the knot on 9 September 1999
(9-9-99).
In Ireland, Kemberlee's 'day job'
has been in the travel business, working with
people traveling to Ireland as a travel consultant.
Over the years, Kemberlee has built a reputation
as one of Ireland's foremost Irish travel experts.
Writing has always been in the foreground of Kemberlee's
life. When not writing fiction, she writes articles
on historical sites, people and places around
Ireland.
Since moving to Ireland, Kemberlee
has had the opportunity to study Ireland's rich
history and culture, and has even picked up a
'cúpla focal'...a few Irish words.
Because of her extensive knowledge of Ireland,
she has had the privilege of working with some
top authors who have set their stories in Ireland,
including Deb Stover for "Mulligan Stew"
and "Mulligan Magic."
Kemberlee's literary interests have also extended
to book reviewing. She reviewed books from 1996
to 2008, was a charter member of Reviewers' International
Organization (RIO) and served as RIO President
twice, 2001-2001 and 2006-2008. She's a member
of the Central
Coast Writer's Club, a chapter of the California
Writer's Club, which was founded in 1909 by
writers Jack London and Herman Whitaker, and poet
George Sterling.
It was in 2006 that Kemberlee enjoyed literary
success with the publication of Tutti-Frutti
Blues and Dude
Looks Like A Lady, both of which are set in
her native home of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Moondance
and The
Power of Love followed the same year, which
are both set in Ireland.
A
Piece of My Heart, part of the Irish Pride
series, is Kemberlee's first published novel-length
story, garnering 5 star reviews from readers and
reviewers. The short story sequel, Constant
Craving, was released in August 2010. Kemberlee
encourages fans of these stories to keep their
eyes open for Rhythm
of My Heart and Shape
of My Heart, which are currently being shopped.
Kemberlee has lived in the counties of Dublin,
Wicklow, and Cork, but currently resides in County
Kildare with her husband Peter and their two "hairy
kids," Daisie and Poppy.
Kemberlee enjoys hearing from readers, so drop
her an email.
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