YVONNE LEHMAN is a best-selling author with more than 3,000,000 books in print, founded and directed the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference for 25 years, directs the Blue Ridge "Autumn in the Mountains" Novelist Retreat and mentors for the Christian Writers Guild. She earned a Master's Degree in English from Western Carolina University and has taught English and Creative Writing on the college level. She lives in western North Carolina.