Debbie Dee was born and raised on a dairy farm in Northwest Ohio. She taught middle school language arts and reading for thirty-five years. Upon retirement, she promised herself that she would write and publish a historical romance book based upon the Civil War era. Her favorite book, Gone with the Wind, made a lasting impression on her when she read it as a young adult. She completed her promise and wrote a trilogy following McKenna and Captain Sloane throughout the Civil War and Reconstruction era. Deb married her high school sweetheart forty years ago and is the proud mother of two sons and daughters-in-law. She currently lives in Dahlonega, Georgia.