Laurel Wenson's love of reading and writing began in her childhood home of Concord, Massachusetts, a place rich with the literary history of Thoreau, Emerson, Alcott, and Hawthorne. After 15 years of teaching English and theater in the homeschool community, she retired in 2016 to rekindle that love of writing. Her love of small town life has served as an inspiration for the Caldwell series, which began with A Promise to Keep in July of 2020 and A Heart to Heal in December of 2020. The fourth and final book of the series will be out in December 2021. Laurel lives in Bethlehem, PA with her husband, two daughters, and a frisky feline. She is a member of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group and an avid participant in National Novel Writing Month.