Lori Wilde is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over seventy works of romantic fiction. She is a three-time RITA Award nominee and four-time Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice nominee, and she has won numerous other awards. She earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Texas Christian University and holds a certificate in nursing forensics. An animal lover, Lori is owned by several pets and lives in Texas with her husband, Bill.

Lisa Zimmerman is an audiobook narrator known for her reading of The Manning Brides by #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.