Kathy Herman, bestselling author of The Baxter series, Poor Mrs. Rigsby, and the Seaport Suspense novels, is at home in the Christian book industry. She spent five years on staff at the Christian Booksellers Association and eleven years as a retailer specializing in children's products at Better Books Christian Center in Tyler, Texas . Kathy and her husband, Paul, have three grown children and five grandchildren. They enjoy world travel, deep sea fishing, and bird watching - sometimes incorporating all three into one big adventure!