As a child, I LOVED history and dreamed about writing books. I thought being an author was the ultimate profession. I could imagine nothing more thrilling than having other people read a book I had written.However, I got sidetracked and became an Army wife, a mother, an elementary school teacher, an archaeologist, and an historic preservation consultant, all before publishing my first book! My first was with two other authors - a pictorial history of Marshall County, Kentucky. I knew when I held that first volume that I would never stop writing.Now in 2026, I have published 17 volumes, all dealing with that original passion - HISTORY. The history of our nation's past. The history of places, events, and families. These include five time-travel/history books for middle-grade children and three historical novels for adults. My time-travel series written for middle grade to young adult readers occupies much of my thoughts as there is so much to consider-like can dogs time travel? I have also written four books on Theodore Roosevelt's maternal line - the Bulloch family of Roswell, Georgia.Over the years I have won awards for my fiction work from Kindle Book Awards, Incipere Awards, Purple Dragonfly, Royal Dragonfly, Literary Classics, Chanticleer International Awards, and Kindle Book Awards.I write fiction under the name C.M. Huddleston and history volumes under Connie M. Huddleston. Some of my books are traditionally published, while others are self-published. I am proud to be a self-published author.I reside in a log cabin near Crab Orchard, Kentucky, with my husband, a retired Army officer, an Australian Shepherd named Katie, and a Bernaussie (Berner/Australian Shepherd), named Gus for Augustus McCrae of Lonesome Dove fame. Both dogs often time-travel to far-off meadows to chase deer and turkeys. But they rush home with a simple call of "chicken, chicken."