Trisha Field was born and raised in Hutchinson, Minnesota. She won a poetry contest in fourth grade, wrote her first story in eighth grade, and then published her first novel, Second-Hand Tuxedo, in 2007. Trisha works full time as a software consultant and her creative side also includes painting, photography, knitting, and a variety of arts and crafts. She lives by the maxim: Live well, laugh often and love much and when all else fails, dance like no one is watching.

Philip P. Thurman lives and writes in Lake Mary, Florida, with his wife, Donna, and three children, Matthew, Elizabeth, and Paul. He has written several books, but The Gilded Prospect is his first published novel. His personal and professional life has brought extensive domestic travel, international journeys in Europe and Central America, and childhood in the Alaskan and Canadian forests. He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hiking, camping, and fishing with a particular appreciation of North Americas remaining wilderness. An English major and graduate of Stetson University, he is employed as a manufacturing quality assurance executive.

Lyle A. Way was born in Spokane, Washington, and has held a variety of jobs, including working as a dairy farmer, deputy sheriff, and as a full-time staff member at Stonecroft Ministries in Kansas City, Missouri. While working at the headquarters of this international non-denomination ministry, he was asked to travel around the Midwest and Canada giving his personal testimony, which describes his conversion while in law enforcement. Six years ago, Way retired from Carillon Senior Living Center in Lubbock, Texas, after serving there as president for 22 years. In 2002, he received a bachelor of theology degree from Trinity College of the Bible in Newburgh, Indiana. He and his wife, Darlene, have been married for 48 years and are blessed with two grown children and seven grandchildren.

James P. Gills, MD, is the founder of St. Luke’s Cataract and Laser Institute in Tarpon Springs, Florida. In addition to earning a reputation as the most experienced cataract surgeon in the world, he has dedicated his life to restoring more than physical vision. Dr. Gills has been an active author about spiritual topics for many years. His books include Love: Fulfilling the Ultimate Quest, Darwinism Under the Microscope, Come Unto Me, and the God’s Rx series