T. Lynn Ocean is an American author of present-day Southern fiction. Ocean's first publication was in the 'North Myrtle Beach Times,' after she pleaded the editor and offered to write for free. Her first column, the 'Humor Me', was published in 1995. In 2005, St. Martin's Press released her first novel, "Fool Me Once."

Often working as a freelance writer for major newspapers and publications—including her local paper, The Sun News—Ocean has had three novels published. These are Fool Me Once, Sweet Home Carolina, and Southern Fatality. Her most recent novel, Southern Fatality, is the first installment of a mystery series featuring the character Jersey Barnes. Her other novel Southern Poison was published on September 2, 2008

She was a guest author at the 2007 South Carolina Book Festival held in Columbia, South Carolina,SC Book Festival – 2007 SC Book Festival Guests and the 2008 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia.VA Festival of the Book– Participants

Ocean is a member of the Mystery Writers Association,Mystery Writers Association - Authors as well as a member of International Thriller Writers.International Thrill Writers - Member Directory She lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and earned her degree from Texas State University.T. Lynn Ocean - About the Author

Ocean and her husband live in Little River, South Carolina.

Novels

Year Title ISBN Comments 2005 Fool Me Once Library of Congress - Fool Me Once First Edition. 2006 Sweet Home Carolina Library of Congress - Sweet Home Carolina First Edition. 2007 Southern Fatality : a Jersey Barnes Mystery Library of Congress - Southern Fatality Was released as a paperback on July 29th 2008.Southern Fatality (Jersey Barnes Mysteries) 2008 Southern Poison: a Jersey Barnes Mystery Library of Congress - Southern Poison Second Jersey Barnes Mystery.2014Mayhem in Myrtle BeachEbook2014Carolina BootyFirst Edition2014Choosing CharlestonEbook

References

External links Romantic Times – Review of Sweet Home Carolina Armchair Interviews – Review of Sweet Home Carolina Contemporary Romance Writers – T. Lynn Ocean