The author is a retired teacher who lives in Ohio. She graduated from Kent State University with two degrees, a Bachelor of Science and a Master's Degree in Education. She served two years as a recording secretary for Portage County Retired Teachers' Association and two years as president of a local garden club. She enjoys being with her husband, writing novels and poetry, painting pictures, pets, plants, and teaching. She has written four novels. Two others, beside this one, have been published.