Barbara Oliver Fletcher was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She moved to Pacifica, California, where she resided for twenty-four years, and she has lived in Half Moon Bay, California, for the past twenty-three years. A retired travel agent, she enjoys writing, photography, and bingo. Cheryl Nicoll Gauthier grew up in Pacifica, California, before moving to Massachusetts. She is married and works for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health as a medical technologist.