Caridad Pi?eiro was born in Havana, Cuba, and settled in the New York metropolitan area. After attending Villanova University and earning her law degree from St. John's University, she became the first female and Latino partner of Abelman, Frayne & Schwab. The award-winning author of more than a dozen novels, Caridad introduced the characters featured in "Sex and the South Beach Chicas" in the story she contributed to the Latina chick lit anthology, "Friday Night Chicas". Visit her website at www.caridad.com.
