Janet’s short story, “The Silver Lining,” placed tenth in the seventy-ninth Writer’s Digest competition in the mainstream/literary category. It is available online on Smashwords as a free read: <strong>https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/42833</strong>. She also is the author of several historical, sweet and clean romances, including<em> Her Husband’s Secret</em> (formerly published as <em>Lockets and Lanterns)</em>.<br><br>Her first book, <em>Seasons of the Soul</em>, which includes a spattering of accounts of her two different autistic sons, received Best Collection of Inspirational Personal Devotions in 2007. <br><br>Visit <strong>www.JanetSyasNitsick.com</strong> for a book list and links to her books. <br><br> Janet earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995 as a nontraditional student. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and has four sons (two of them autistic) and six grandchildren. <br>
