Wanda E. Brunstetter began writing when she was a child. She became more serious about writing and completed coursework on writing for children at The Institute of Children's Literature in 1980 which was also the year of her first publication. Brunstetter is a professional ventriloquist and has published several ventriloquist books. Brunstetter's first novel was published in 1997. She enjoys writing about the Amish because of their peaceful and simple lives. Her book, Lancaster Brides, was on the Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) bestseller's list for seven months. Her book Lydia's Charm made The New York Times Bestseller list for 2010 and her title The Healing made Publisher's Weekly… Best Selling List for 2011. Also her title Goodbye to Yesterday made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2013.
Kristin Billerbeck is a Christy Award finalist and two-time winner of the ACFW Book of the Year award.nbsp;Her books include A Billion Reasons Why and What a Girl Wants. Twitter: @KristinBeck Facebook: Kristin-Billerbeck
Kristy Dykes--wife to Rev. Milton Dykes, mother to two beautiful young women, grandmother, and native Floridian--was author of hundreds of articles, a weekly cooking column, short stories, and novels. She was also a public speaker whose favorite topic was on "How to Love Your Husband." Her goal in writing was to "make them laugh, make them cry, and make them wait" (a Charles Dickens's quote). She passed away from this life in 2008.
Aisha Ford is a writer and book enthusiast who lives in the Midwest. She remembers falling in love with a good story as a kid, and reading about interesting characters who had exciting adventures became one of her favorite hobbies. Eventually, reading developed into an interest in writing, and she began creating her own characters and stories. She is grateful, humbled, and excited to have the opportunity to share these characters and their stories with others and deeply appreciates each letter and note and encouraging word she's received from her readers.
BIRDIE ETCHISON lives in Washington state and knows much about the Willamette Valley, the setting for the majority of her books. She loves to research the colorful history of the United States and uses her research along with family stories to create wonderful novels.