For My Haley, first came Roots, and now The Treason of Mary Louvestre. The Treason of Mary Louvestre is an historical novel inspired by the little-known but true story of a black woman spy during the Civil War, whose courageous actions led to a northern victory in the important naval battle at Hampton Roads, VA in 1862. This story of Civil War bravery is a tale about one woman’s great courage and represents the finest of the American daring-do; outstanding is the example of an ordinary person doing extraordinary things. Among the unique qualities of this story is the setting in which Mary Louvestre lived and worked. Her life was largely among the rich and influential of the time. She started out as a seamstress and developed her fashions to become a sought-after designer who freed women from their tight corsets and bindings. Just when she thought she was about to achieve her dream, the forces of the Civil War caused elements to shift and her life to take a different turn. My Lewis Haley spent her early childhood in South Charleston, West Virginia before her parents moved the family to Columbus, Ohio. While working on her doctorate in Communications and African American Studies at The Ohio State University, My was inspired by a speech delivered on campus by author Alex Haley. After achieving her goal of earning a PhD, she set out on her next goal: to work with the renowned author. Impressed by My’s talent and drive, Alex Haley gave her a major assignment—to assist him in writing the remaining two-thirds of a book that was long overdue to his publisher. Within a matter of 18 months together they completed the work and that book, Roots: The Saga of An American Family, which catapulted Alex Haley to international fame. My and Alex married in 1977, and over the years collaborated on many projects, including the miniseries “Roots: The Next Generation.” After Alex’s death, My Haley immersed herself in writing pieces based upon her growing up with her grandmother, other novels, and many screenplays for feature film and TV. My lives and works in Las Vegas, Nevada with her partner where she enjoys her other many interests – organic foods, cooking from farm to table, reading, and lots of exercise. She is also writing the sequel to the The Treason of Mary Louvestre in which Mary returns to the South to do more espionage and demonstrates her natural abilities in spycraft during the War. My also has what she calls “a slew” of additional book and film projects she is preparing to launch in the near future.