Jill Eileen Smith is the bestselling author of "The Crimson Cord", The Wives of King David series, the Wives of the Patriarchs series, and the ebook novellas "The Desert Princess "and "The Shepherdess". Her research into the lives of biblical women has taken her from the Bible to Israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in Old Testament times. Jill lives with her family in southeast Michigan. Learn more at www.jilleileensmith.com.