Maggie Brendan is the author of the Heart of the West and Blue Willow Brides series, as well as The Problem with Patience and A Sweet Misfortune, which have all been CBA bestsellers. Her books have won the Book Buyers Best Award and the Laurel Wreath Award from the Orange County Chapter of Romance Writers of America. Maggie lives in Georgia and is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers Association, Romance Writers of America, Georgia Romance Writers, and Author's Guild.