June Kelley Pierce is a retired Special Education teacher with a Master's Degree in both Education and Special Education. She also has as an Undergraduate Degree in Sociology and Psychology. A native of Northern New York, Pierce has made her home in the Mid-Hudson Valley. This is Pierce's fifth novel. She has four others to her credit-her first book, Keeping Secrets, its sequel, Restitution, Misunderstood and Neglected Cries. In 2019, Pierce published her first book of poetry, Painful Truths: A Memoir in Verse. Two years later, Pierce published her first book of short stories, If Only, a combined effort with her brother, Bill Kelley. She has also published a series of seven books for children, each focusing on a different social skill, along with a life-skills guide for parents and teachers on the topic of bullying. Pierce is a folk artist and restorer and has worked in the Hudson Valley for the past forty years. William Kelley is an ex-Navy Machinist Mate and a Vietnam Veteran who has held a lifetime of technical jobs. A native of Northern New York, he taught Health Physics and Nuclear Safety at a utility company for 33 years. Bill is a certified building Biology inspector and consultant with a degree in Nuclear Health Physics-and may someday finish his degree in Architecture. He has a fascination with the space program and is still upset that NASA stopped launches before he could become an Astronaut. (If any commercial launch companies need any help, he's ready to go). Bill is retired and lives with his wife, Debbie, and their pets in Virginia Beach. Writing is now his full-time job. This is Bill's second book of short stories that he has co-authored with his sister, June.