Linda Kozar is an author, journalist, and speaker, the recipient of the 2007 American Christian Fiction Writers Mentor of the Year Award, and four previous awards for writing. Her first novel, Misfortune Cookies, was released by Heartsong Presents—Mysteries in November 2008, followed by two sequels in 2009. She is the cofounder and director of Words for the Journey Christian Writers Guild—South East Texas Region, in The Woodlands, Texas. She and her husband, Michael, have two lovely teen daughters, Katie and Lauren.