Rachel Cullen graduated from Northwestern University with honors in religious studies and earned her MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business with a focus in marketing and finance. Before she started writing, she worked in brand strategy consulting and marketing for over ten years, moving between San Francisco, London, and Manhattan. She lives in Westchester, New York, with her husband, three children, and two dogs. Her books include The Way I've Heard It Should Be, Second Chances, Only Summer, First Came Us, The Last Summer Sister, and Summer on Dune Road.