Valerie Knupp lives on 7 acres outside the Tulsa area near Inola, Oklahoma. She loves to travel and is an avid reader of anything with a grisly plot. When not doing one of these things she enjoys spending time around the house with her partner and two adopted children. This is her debut novel and is the 1st of a trilogy. She is currently working on the 2nd of the Dr. Jack Tyler series. www.restoringhopeknupp.com