Linda grew up on a family owned farm in Western Colorado. Even though she loved her home in Colorado, Linda found her love of boats and history shadowed her throughout her life. Eventually, Linda married a Navy serviceman who had served aboard a aircraft carrier during the Vietnam conflict. Her love for over 40 years. The love of sailboats that her husband and she shared, took them from the lakes of Colorado to the waters of the West Coast of the U.S., Canada, and the waters off Mexico. As the mother of two children and as a Safety officer for a construction company, Linda started the hobby of writing stories and sharing them with friends and family.

Upon the urging from others, the story Promises Never to be Forgotten. came to be.