Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Visit the Cheryl Kaye Tardif Novels fan page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cheryl-Kaye-Tardif-novels/29769736630 I am a bestselling author of three novels... more

Visit the Cheryl Kaye Tardif Novels fan page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cheryl-Kaye-Tardif-novels/29769736630 I am a bestselling author of three novels, including the controversial, assisted suicide novel Whale Song. Booklist called Whale Song “moving…perennially crowd-pleasing…sweet and sad”. Booklist raved about “Tardif, already a big hit in Canada…a name to reckon with south of the border”. Gotta love that! :) I'm the author of the action-packed conspiracy thriller The River--a “mile-a-minute pot-boiler myster[y]”, says the Edmonton Sun. The River is both thought provoking and terrifying. It is based loosely on legends about the Nahanni River area of Canada’s Northwest Territories, legends of headless corpses washing up on its shores. This area has often been called the ‘Bermuda Triangle of Canada’. My “sizzling psychic suspense” novel Divine Intervention is a thriller about a group of psychic government agents and their search for a deadly serial arsonist who is leaving behind a trail of burnt corpses. This novel has been compared to shows like ‘Medium’, or works by Kay Hooper and J.D. Robb. I've also had numerous short stories, articles and poetry published over the years, although my main passion is fiction with a twist of mystery, suspense or horror. All of my novels to date―Whale Song, in particular―have received inquiries from the film industry, including major Hollywood interest. In 2006, I participated in a hilarious new reality TV series ‘A Total Write-Off’, hosted by comedian Barbara North, which aired in early 2007. In 2004, I was nominated for the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award. In 2003, I wrote a public service announcement for a racial harmony campaign. My PSA script, One Voice ~ One World placed third and was produced and aired on cable channels in Alberta. According to photojournalist, Heather Andrews Miller, who interviewed me for a Real Estate Weekly article, I am a “gem in the literary world”. :) I've led an exciting life so far. Lots of traveling, lots of interesting careers. I am a proud mother of a daughter--Jessica. She's an awesome artist and photographer. I've been happily married to the same man for over 22 years. Marc and I have traveled across Canada numerous times, before and after marriage. We've had our share of tragedies, and many successes. Life is great. :) The past 7 years have been a whirlwind of events, media publicity, interviews and more. My career as an author is different from someone who goes to work each day and is off at 5 pm. Writing is such a natural process that I can't turn it off and on like a J.O.B. I see stories and plots everywhere I go. I like to watch people--not through a telescope or anything weird, but I do watch. I'm very proud to be an author. It was my childhood dream. And I made it happen. :)