Donna Mitchell grew up in a small town where everyone knew your name. A town where the children knew it was time to go home by the streetlights, and chasing fireflies was a nightly ritual. The small town life is what encouraged her to write about a young woman who breaks away from the norm and steps out of her comfort zone by moving away; just as she had done. Donna has lived in several states including Iowa and Arkansas. She currently resides in Midlothian, Texas with her husband and three children. Four years ago, she and her husband felt the need to foster and eventually adopt Gabriel, the