D'Ann Dreiling is a graduate of Avila University with a major in elementary education. As a lifelong resident of Kansas City, Missouri she chose this setting for her novel HEINIE. Growing up in the 50's she remembers well her many walks up to the drugstore on Troost with her friends, and the kindness of the druggist who ran the store.
Embroiled in intrigue with a member of the Kansas City mafia, a small town girl risks all to keep the identity of her child a secret. To do so, she must seek aid from her childhood nemesis.