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Indie author Loretta Giacoletto divides her time between the St. Louis Metropolitan area and Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks where she concentrates on writing fiction while her husband cruises the waters for bass and crappie. Their five children have left the once chaotic nest but occasionally return for her to-die-for ravioli and roasted peppers topped with garlic-laden bagna càuda. An avid traveler, she has visited numerous countries in Europe and Asia but Italy remains her favorite, especially the area from where her family originates: the Piedmont region near the Italian alps.
Loretta's novels are filled with bawdy characters caught up in problems they must take responsibility for having created. In recently published “Lethal Play” a grieving widow is suspected of killing her son's coach, a man with more enemies than friends. “Family Deceptions” follows two generations of earthy characters who learn to thrive and/or survive through a series of misdeeds, the worst against those they love the most.
In addition to the horror anthologies, Damned in Dixie and Hell in the Heartland, Loretta's short stories have appeared in a number of publications including The MacGuffin, Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine, The Scruffy Dog Review, Allegory and Literary Mama, which nominated her story "Tom" for Dzanc's 2010 Best of The Web.
An associate editor Allegory ezine, Loretta is a member of Backspace Writers and St. Louis Writers Guild.