Marcia Laycock writes from central Alberta Canada where she lives with her pastor/husband and two golden retrievers. She is the author of One Smooth Stone for which she won the Best New Canadian Christian Author Award in 2007. The sequel, A Tumbled Stone was also short-listed for a Word Award and has garnered excellent reviews. Marcia's three devotional books are listed among her award-winners and she has contributed to several anthologies including all three of the Hot Apple Cider books. She is a regular devotional columnist for NovelRocket.com. Her most recent release is Celebrate This Day,