N.R. Leigh began her writing career in 2007 as a featured columnist for the guerrilla newspaper The Uncommon Sense. She since has written books as an expert on personal health and wellness under the pseudonym Nicci Leigh. Peace, Love, and a Dead Hippie Chick was inspired by a newspaper article on the havoc a group of hippies caused in N.R.’s home town, coupled with her own experience traveling across the United States in her early twenties. She lives in southwest Florida with her family and Australian Kelpie. www.NRLeigh.com