Lorraine Zago Rosenthal was born and raised in New York City. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in education from the University of South Florida. She also earned a master's degree in English, with a concentration in American and British literature, from Northern Kentucky University. Her debut novel, OTHER WORDS FOR LOVE, was published by Random House (Delacorte Press) in 2011. Her second novel, NEW MONEY, was published by Macmillan/St. Martin's Press (Thomas Dunne Books) in 2013. INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY (the sequel to NEW MONEY) was published on December 2, 2014 by Macmillan/St. Martin's Press (Thomas Dunne Books). Follow Lorraine on Twitter @lorrainezr