ABBE ROLNICK grew up in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. Her first major cultural jolt occurred at age 15 when her family moved to Miami Beach, Florida. After attending Boston University, she lived in Puerto Rico, where she owned a bookstore. Her writings include River of Angels, Color of Lies, and Founding Stones novels in the Generation of Secrets Series, a romantic mystery The Underpainting, as well as Cocoon of Cancer: An Invitation to Love Deeply, and Tattle Tales: Essays and Stories Along the Way, and her children’s illustrated book, Bubbie’s Magical Hair. Abbe is an avid world traveler and now lives in the Pacific Northwest.