JaLeen Bultman-Deardurff holds a B.A. in English-Creative Writing. Second Chances is her sixth novel. The author has been published the national magazines Today's Caregiver and Reminisce. In 2005 her story, Gremlin, Dog First Class, was published in the best selling series Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul. This story was also awarded Honorable Mention in the 76th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition in the Feature Article category. An avid genealogist, Bultman-Deardurff has been published in Connections, a magazine published by the Indiana Historical Society.