In Your Next Beach Read, we want to introduce you to a new author every day in June in the hopes that you’ll find the next book you want to take with you to the beach, the pool, or the comforts of air conditioning.

Today’s author is Tamara J. Madison, author of Threed, This Road Not Damascus.

What’s your name (or pen name) and where are you from?

My name is Tamara J. Madison. I was born and raised in southern Indiana (Evansville) with both of my parents being my Kentucky roots. I have lived all over from Indiana to Strasbourg, France to Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, Jersey City, and now I reside in Florida.

How long have you been writing? How did you start?

As a teenager, I wrote poetry and spoken word for community talent shows. I have long had a love for languages since hearing family members…