Mary Verdick was born in the bewitching city of Charleston, SC and grew up in Evergreen, Colorado, a little mountain town outside of Dennver. She now lives in Cromwell, Connecticut, a mid-size city on the coast. She was educated at the University of Colorado and Southern Connecticut State University and holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees. She taught school and was an editor at Weekly Reader for many years until she resigned to write novels full time. In the last few years she has published seven novels and has a new one, "No-See-Me and the Amazing Crimson Stick", coming out soon. An eclectic reader she likes everyone from Nicholas Sparks, P. D. James, and Pat Conroy to name a few, and also enjoys reading history and biographies. She enjoys movies and concerts, as well as live theater, and plays a lot of bridge. She also volunteers at the library when the need arises.