Award-winning and bestselling author Lauraine Snelling has over 120 books published with sales of over 5 million. Her original dream was to write horse books for children. Today, she writes both contemporary and historical adult inspirational novels, including the Blessing books. She and her husband Wayne have two grown sons and a daughter in Heaven. They live in the Tehachapi Mountains with a Basset named Annie, Lapcat, and “The Girls” (five hens).