Author and independent historian Linda Collison

Linda has lived a life as adventurous as the stories she tells. From historical fiction to nonfiction, her work reflects a passion for history, courage, and unforgettable characters.

Linda is the author of Star-Crossed, selected as a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, and Jerry Bird: The Making of a Skydiving Legend.

Beyond writing, Linda’s remarkable career has included work as a registered nurse, volunteer firefighter, freelance writer, and even a skydiving instructor. Talk about a life full of stories worth telling!

The mission of Ground Rush Productions is to explore and document the stories that connect us.

Books, ebooks, audiobooks and video content in development and production.

Works

  • Jerry Bird: The Making of a Skydiving Legend

    2025
  • Nurse Kit Carson’s Knife & Gun Club; the first five episodes

    2021
  • Rhode Island Rendezvous; book 3 of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventures

    2020
  • Blue Moon Luck

    2015
  • Barbados Bound: Book 1 of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventures

    2012
  • Surgeon’s Mate; Book 2 of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventures

    2011
  • Looking for Redfeather

    2007
  • Star-Crossed

    2006

Awards and Recognition

  • Looking for Redfeather

    — Foreword Reviews finalist for Indie Book of the Year 2014

  • Star-Crossed

    –New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2007

  • Maui Writers Conference Grand Prize 1996

  • Water Ghosts

    — Foreword Reviews finalist for Indie Book of the Year, YA, 2015

Press and Media Mentions