Will Swardstrom is an author and high school social studies teacher in Southern Illinois. He is married to his college sweetheart with two kids. Paul K. Swardstrom is a music teacher in Oregon and his story in Baking With Swords is his first published work. He is married with two children. Betsy Baker is a stay-at-home mom to two children in Michigan. Her story in Baking With Swords is her first published work.