Lexi Pierce, a retired college professor and counselor, has spent many years as a researcher and writer. She has published in a wide range of formats from articles to books beginning with the publication of her first poem when she was fifteen years old. Her writing and work have gained her many awards. She decided to write her new fiction works under a pen name when she felt she needed to protect the real persons that the characters in this book depict. She, her husband, and adult children live in northern Colorado.