Heather McCarthy

Heather McCarthy was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and shares her heartrending story about her adoption and finding her biological family. This is a unique adoption with a twist unlike any other you will ever read.

Her newest novel, Sex Drugs and Digging a hole, entices readers with a revealing story of a functioning couples drug addicted life.

Ms. McCarthy lives in Quincy Massachusetts with her husband of twenty-three years and epitomizes the vivid individuals surrounding her world. She holds an Associate Degree in Medical Science and loves to write in her spare time. She lives and works in Massachusetts with her loving husband and her cat Ernie who has more attitude than her husband.

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