Amanda K. Dudley-Penn was born in June of 1977 in Tullahoma, Tennessee. She has loved writing from a very young age and spent her time writing stories and poetry for those close to her and it quickly became her dream to become a published writer. With the support of her three children and husband, she began writing her first novel, The Hidden in 2008 and finished it in June of 2012. Since then, she has completed two more books, Beckoned and The Appointed. She currently lives in Grand Prairie, Texas with her husband, David and her children, Constance, Isabella and Joshua.