A World of Expectations, Book 1: The Alliance
Gayle retired after a 35-year career in the Federal Government in which she managed multi-million dollar contract programs before accepting a position in the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI).  There she oversaw the development of training and educational products, and in 1997, with the widespread availability of the internet, created the FAI OnLine University.  She has had a life-long admiration for Jane Austen's work and joined several on-line forums for Austen fans, but noted an absence of  stories depicting the male point of view.  As a result, she wrote the story to depict the social conventions as it impacted men for romance, friendship and business with the emerging Industrial Revolution as the backdrop.