Kimberly Stuart has always loved a good story, good writing, and a good laugh. She is also particularly fond of Dutch cheeses and dark chocolate. As a child, she would force her brother into playing the ever-riveting game of "Library." She would write official looking information with a red Sharpie and Ryan would have the honored task of holding an inscribed, stinky book. This game had a short lifespan as Ryan soon realized that there were neighborhood children who would not make him suffer so.Decades later, Stuart turned to writing to cope with the isolation and charming chaos of motherhood. A few vignettes turned into the seeds for a novel, which turned into a two-book contract. The Heidi Elliott books, _Balancing Act_ and _Bottom Line_, while not autobiographical, were much cheaper than therapy. _Act Two: A Novel in Perfect Pitch_ is the story of a diva who gets stuck in the Midwest against her will. _Stretch Marks_, a modern love story set in Chicago, and _Operation Bonnet_, the story of a young girl with wild hair and her dream to be a PI in Amish country, together sold more than 40,000 copies.Stuart's newest novel, _Sugar_, will release with Skyhorse Publishing February 2017. It just might be her sweetest venture yet.