About the Author

Traces of Discernment was Darline R. Root’s first attempt at writing a fictional novel, where she wove a story while teaching about complicated investigative processes in solving a string of cases derived from satanic activity. Now, her second book to this adult, Christian fiction series, Blacklisted: A Trail of Deception, Mystery, and Love, continues the story in a more fun way, with some of the original beloved characters.

Darline has always had a love of words, but never thought, in a million years, she would be writing the stories down from her mind and sharing them.

Providing investigative instruction throughout the first book was only fitting, since Darline served as a criminal justice and paralegal academic department head and full professor at several small private colleges and universities for numerous years. She is a graduate of South Texas College of Law; affiliated with Texas A & M University, University of South Florida, and Hillsborough Community College.

Besides a profession in the academic world, she has worked in several law firms and financial institutions. Presently, she pursues other professional opportunities and writes.

“Becoming a successful full-time author would be nice.”

As she gets older, the author says she longs to experience more of nature and the artistic things of life. Maybe work on a “bucket list.”

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