I grew up in Lexington, KY and credit my father, Robert Hackett, the former editor of the "Horseman and Fair World Magazine" and my cousin, Stephen Ambrose, author of "Band of Brothers", for inspiring me to become a writer. I now reside in Virginia with my husband, Michael. I'm a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, and the Vice President of Education for my Tricity Toastmaster Club. I have five published books: a creative non-fiction, a young adult fiction, and a historical fiction/fantasy trilogy. I love weaving adventure stories readers can't put down.