Bracale (Cook), Carla
Class of 1971
Inducted in 2008

Arts

Carla Cook Bracale has been a published author since 1988. Her publishers have included Harlequin Books, Silhouette Books and Signet Eclipse. Her plots are generally a blend of intrigue and intimacy, sometimes set here in the Northland. She writes an average of five books a year and has written more than 100 books under the pen name Carla Cassidy.

Bracale actively participates in a local writer's chapter and gives writing workshops nationwide. She visits local schools to encourage children in story writing, and credits her Oak Park English teacher who first encouraged her to write stories. Bracale and her husband, Frank, live in Kansas City, North.