I was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of four children. My parents, John and Sabina O’Donohue, were both born in Ireland (Mom in County Mayo and Dad in County Clare – hence my name). They met in London, moved to the US, and settled on Chicago’s South Side, where I was raised. 
 
I always knew I wanted to be a writer and in fact wrote my first novel (okay, it was 60 pages) when I was 15. It was a mystery.  After college I worked as a newspaper reporter and writing teacher before moving to LA and getting my first job in television. That was on the HGTV show, Simply Quilts. I had already been quilting for about five years, which was why the producer hired me, but I really got an education in quilting from that show. Not only is host Alex Anderson an amazing quilter but every day of taping we had several of the most talented quilters offering their ideas and advice.
 
I worked on the show for four seasons, eventually becoming the Supervising Producer but I’ve written and produced for a lot of other shows as well.  In the last ten years, I’ve worked on shows for The History Channel, truTV, Food Network and others. My work has taken me all across the US and abroad and I’ve met a diverse group of people – from CEO’s to prison inmates, Malaysian orphans to famous athletes. 
 
But all along I thought about writing a novel. I still loved mysteries and I combined that with quilting and came up with The Lover’s Knot, the first in the Someday Quilts series. Now I’ve added A Drunkard’s Path. I’m working on the third – and have ideas for many more mysteries. Hopefully I’ll stay busy, and you’ll keep reading, for years to come. 
 
I hope you enjoy them.
Clare  
 

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