Christian author B. J. Hoff was born in 1940. Before becoming a full-time writer, she was a church music director and a music teacher. She spent several years writing devotional and gift books before attempting to write fiction. She is the author of Cloth of Heaven, Ashes and Lace, the Emerald Ballad series, the American Anthem series, and the Mountain Song Legacy series. She has received the Critics' Choice Book Award for fiction from Christianity Today as well as numerous Excellence in Media Silver Angel awards. She was also a Gold Medallion Award finalist and is currently a member of the Authors Guild, the Irish American Cultural Institute, and the Appalachian Writers Association. She… currently lives in Ohio with her husband.Elizabeth George received a bachelor of science in education from the University of Oklahoma. She has taught in public and private schools. She is the author of numerous books including A Woman after God's Own Heart, which won the ECPA Platinum Book Award, A Girl after God's Own Heart. Her radio broadcast, A Minute for Busy Women, is featured on Christian radio stations across America.Leslie Ludy is the bestselling author of Set-Apart Femininity, When God Writes Your Love Story, Authentic Beauty, and more than a dozen other books she has coauthored with her husband, Eric. She reaches thousands of young women each year and is passionate about helping them discover Christ's design for their lives. Leslie and Eric live with their three children in Colorado.Elizabeth George received a bachelor of science in education from the University of Oklahoma. She has taught in public and private schools. She is the author of numerous books including A Woman after God's Own Heart, which won the ECPA Platinum Book Award, A Girl after God's Own Heart. Her radio broadcast, A Minute for Busy Women, is featured on Christian radio stations across America.Ronn Elmore, Psy.D., is a noted Christian counselor and bestselling author. He has more than 20 years experience counseling marriage-minded singles and dating couples in a thriving Los Angeles-based practice. Elmore is a sought-after speaker, guest for television and radio shows, and a contributing writer for Essence, Gospel Today, and other publications and websites.