Kimberly Carver teaches AP English and works as an adjunct professor for Texas Woman's University. She's an accomplished singer-songwriter and guitarist, a mother, and a native Texan, albeit a xenophile. This is her first novel. Candace Zangoei is a retired English teacher who lives with her husband half-time in the DFW Metroplex and half-time in La Jolla, CA when not traveling. She once served as Kimberly's mentor teacher. She is a proud mother and grandmother, and she is also a native Texan. This is also her first novel.