Angela Raines is the pen name for Doris McCraw. Doris is an author, historian, performer, speaker and poet. She moved from the historically rich region of West Central Illinois to the equally history rich Colorado. Many of her works focus on the history that has surrounded her all her life. Her stories are action, adventure and romance as the characters work their way through the challenges to their Happy Ever After, even if implied. An avid reader Doris also loves to spend time in history archives, either online, in history centers, or local libraries, looking for small, unknown pieces of history. Usually these found gems are in her books, short stories, blogs and non-fiction papers written for publications. She also has a continuing project of documenting the women doctors who lived, studied and worked in Colorado prior to 1900. Doris writes in both the Medieval and Western Romance. She considers they both fall under Historicals although she loves the Western genre. All eras have extraordinary histories that just beg to be told. Sometimes Doris thinks the 'muse' may be asking too much, but then smiles and digs right in. The results? Stay tuned after reading the stories she currently has available. You can also find her non-fiction on Amazon in the Pikes Peak Library District's books: Disasters of the Pikes Peak Region (Regional History Series), Film and Photography on the Front Range (Regional History Series) Doris is a member of the American League of Pen Women, Western Writers of America, Women Writing the West and Western Fictioneers.