Margaret A. Blenkush writes from her childhood home in South Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 2023, her first novel, The Doctor of Bellechester, received an honorable mention for Best Catholic Fiction from the Catholic Book Awards and was a finalist in London's Wishing Shelf Awards. Margaret holds an MA in theology from Saint John's University, Collegeville, and an MLIS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is an oblate of Saint Benedict's Monastery in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. Margaret also loves gardening and playing card and board games with family. She still finds beauty in all of Minnesota's changing seasons. Learn more about Margaret at her website at margaretablenkush.