Born and raised in New York, Deborah Schwartz graduated from Tufts University. She obtained her Masters in History at Columbia University and wrote a thesis on "Prelude to Feminism in Eighteenth Century England." After receiving her J.D. from Boston University School of Law, she launched her career as a healthcare attorney. Today, Deborah's passion is writing. A New Yorker to the core, Deborah reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2011. Deborah is most grateful to be the mother of her two grown children. To learn more about Deborah, please visit her website www.deborahschwartz.net.