Laura Frantz

Laura worked as a schoolteacher and social worker before marrying her Washingtonian husband. They and their two sons live a rural life in the misty woods near Port Angeles, Washington where they spot deer, elk and even bear on occasion. The nearest supermarket-and donut fix-is half an hour away. The Frantz family only recently received television reception after years without, but Laura was far more excited about the addition of high-speed Internet service this past spring.

A self-professed girly girl who likes purses, shoes and Starbucks lattes, Laura is outnumbered. In addition to her husband and sons, the family has two dogs and a cat-all males. When Laura isn't busy homeschooling or working on her latest novel, she likes to cook and bake, write letters long hand and listen to her youngest play his violin.