A. J. Billman is a resident of Florida and taught creative writing for several years. She is an award-winning author of short stories. A. J. and Kathy Keller are mother and daughter who grew up in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania area. They teamed up to write the fictional Douglas Saga, which is based on the colorful history of Williamsport spanning the years from the Golden Age of the Lumber Barons to the turn of the 20th Century.