 
				http://www.deirdremartin.com/
				Deirdre was six when she wrote her first "book",  a 
Peanuts 
parody. 
Over the course of her twelve year freelance career, her 
work appeared in a wide variety of publications, including 
McCall's and The New York Times. In 1998, 
her 
first non fiction book was published: Investing for 
Retirement (Avon). She also contributed to 
Lifescripts for Managers, Lifescripts for 
Employees, 
and Lifescripts for the Self Employed. (MacMillan, 
1999).
Her first romance, BODY CHECK, will be published by Jove 
in 
March of 2003.  A second book, FAIR PLAY, is slated to be 
released by Jove in January of 2004. Deirdre is busily at 
work on her third book.
A resident of Ithaca, NY, Deirdre enjoys hiking and biking 
with her husband, Mark Levine, co author of the financial 
bestseller, Die Broke.