BETSY GROBAN enjoyed a long career in book publishing, public broadcasting, and arts advocacy. Currently, she is a correspondent for The Boston Globe and the book review editor of the Jane Austen Society of North America. Betsy lives in Cambridge, MA. She has two grown daughters and four magnificent grandchildren. KAYLA HARREN graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City with a BFA in Illustration. She loves animals, playing volleyball, hiking, and eating cookies with frosting. Kayla lives in Minnesota with her husband (the incredible tattoo artist Peter Harren) and their adorable dogs.