Janice Lane Palko grew up in Pittsburgh and is the author of the romantic comedy, St. Anne's Day; the Christmas romance, A Shepherd's Song; the romantic suspense, Cape Cursed; and her newest novel, Most Highly Favored Daughter, another romantic suspense. A writer for more than two decades, she is currently a featured writer with the website Popular Pittsburgh. She also freelances for St. Anthony Messenger magazine, and she has served as the executive editor of Northern Connection and Pittsburgh 55+ magazines, where she also penned a column and contributed regularly to the magazines' content. Her work has also appeared in publications such as The Reader's Digest, Guideposts for Teens, Woman's World, The Christian Science Monitor, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In addition, her articles have been featured in A Cup of Comfort for Inspiration, A Cup of Comfort for Expectant Mothers, and Chicken Soup for the Single's Soul. Janice has won several awards for her writing including the prestigious Amy Foundation Award of Merit, and she has a bachelor's degree in Writing & Literature from Union Institute & University. She also attended St. Benedict Academy, an all-girls, Catholic school. One of the inspirations for St. Anne's Day was the St. Anne prayer: Dear St. Anne, get me a man as fast as you can. Her social studies teacher, Sr. Jane Frances, taught it to her senior class so that all the girls would find prom dates. And they did! Janice was inspired to write Most Highly Favored Daughter after doing a study on the relationship sisters share.