Like Cate Evans in GIRL THE REAPER, L.A. Rikand grew up in small-town northern Wisconsin. Later, she graduated with a BS in Business Administration and Equestrian Science from William Woods University, and received an MBA from the University of Texas-Dallas. Since college, her day-jobs have been in business consulting, project management and information technology roles. She currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband and two amazing daughters.In her new novel she suits up for New Adult. ANNIE OF LONDON is the story of 25-year-old Annie Smithton's path through wealth, celebrity and addiction. It is for the hopeful romantic inside the left-brained reader, in particular those who know a little about leaving their parents' dreams behind in a cloud of dust.