Stephanie Reed

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During her childhood, Stephanie Reed’s family would often pass through Ripley on their way to her grandparents’ home. The signs she read there about the Rankin house were what prompted her to write this story. After working for nearly a decade with the Dayton Metro Library, Stephanie is currently a volunteer spotter for the National Weather Service. She lives with her husband and two children in Dublin, Ohio. To learn more visit http://www.turboflanges.com/reed.

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Maureen Pratt

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Maureen Pratt is an award-winning playwright, journalist and author, as well as a sought-after speaker and patient advocate. Her new book, just out in Spring 2016, is Don’t Panic!: How to Keep Going When the Going Gets Tough (Franciscan Media), a faith-filled, very personal work that tackles important and timely issues of stress managemens and emotional and spiritual resilience in the face of any of life’s inevitable crises. Don’t Panic!… is also the first of her books that Maureen has narrated for the audio book format. Her syndicated column, "Living Well," is in distribution through Catholic News Service and has…

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