Marianna Ramondetta Heusler is an Edgar nominated writer of fifteen novels and hundreds of short stories. A former teacher at a private all girls’ school, she has taught creative writing classes and freelanced as an editor. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, her son and her little rescue dog, Triscuit.

Tom Foster was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, have attended Clark Community College, Portland Community College, Washington State University, Southern New Hampshire University, and Regent University. He has been writing since about the 3rd grade, but became serious about it in his 20s. To date, he has written roughly 35+ books, many of which center around his hometown, the Long Beach Peninsula.