Allison Pataki received her bachelorrsquo;s degree from Yale University and has spent several years writing for TV and online news outlets, including Fox News and ABCNews.com. The daughter of former New York State Governor George E. Pataki, she was inspired to write The Traitorrsquo;s Wife based on the rich Revolutionary War history of her hometown in New York Statersquo;s Hudson Highlands. The Traitorrsquo;s Wife is Allisonrsquo;s first novel. She lives in Chicago with her husband, David.