Sherri took over a decade to write her debut novel, primarily because life intervened. With a spouse and three daughters, something always needed to give and that thing was often her book. Hear how being a finalist in the 2015 Rising Star contest through WFWA helped her hone her manuscript through feedback from agents, urging her to change the novel's structure from a chronological one to one that utilized flashbacks to tell the dual-timeline story. Her controversial ending scared off several agents but appealed to her eventual publisher, Red Adept.

Sherri Leimkuhler has written professionally for more than twenty years but is a Jill of many trades, with experience in sales, marketing, aviation, and yoga instruction. Her health-and-fitness column, "For the Fun of Fit," appeared bi-weekly in the Carroll County Times for nearly a decade. A competitive triathlete and two-time Ironman finisher, Sherri also enjoys reading, hiking, paddle boarding, trail running, traveling, and wine tasting. Sherri lives in Maryland with her husband, three daughters, and two Labrador retrievers.

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