I, Brenda L. Smith, PhD, a retired educator, have been a teacher, principal, an assistant superintendent of schools, and a college professor. With my dissertation, Utilizing Expectancy Theory in an...view moreI, Brenda L. Smith, PhD, a retired educator, have been a teacher, principal, an assistant superintendent of schools, and a college professor. With my dissertation, Utilizing Expectancy Theory in an Investigation of Characteristics and Career Aspirations of Women Administrators in Georgia Public Schools completed in 1994, my attention turned to the contemporary fiction stories I longed to share. Extreme Circumstances is the third book in the Circumstances series and tells more about the Browns, the Penningtons and their relatives. Other than writing, my hobbies are traveling, playing the piano, and helping others. Married to Jerry, and the mother of two sons, Brian and Justin, I reside in Georgia.view less