Amily D'Nas was born and raised in Southern New England and now calls South Florida home. She earned her MBA from the University of Massachusetts and is a member of the Women Fiction Writers Association and Writer's Cafe Writing Group in Parkland, FL. Her debut novel, Beneath the Swaying Willow was inspired by her father's struggle with PTSD after serving in the United States Army during the Vietnam War era, her mother's steadfast love and devotion to him during his darkest days and by a turbulent time in United States history.