Catherine Boyd holds a BS degree in Agricultural Production, Animal Science as well as an Associate degree in Nursing from Rock Valley College in Rockford, IL. She spent thirty-five years living and ranching in Montana in the general area where this novel is set. She was married to a rancher for twelve years, and after her divorce she worked in the area as a general ranch hand and then as a sheepherder near Bridger, MT. After becoming a Registered Nurse, she returned to Montana and worked in small rural hospitals and nursing homes. She has written and published two pamphlets, "Choosing a Nursi...