Tricia Goyer has written more than 300 articles for publications including Today's Christian Woman, Focus on the Family, Guideposts for Kids, and the Women of Faith Study Bible. Her first novel, "From Dust and Ashes", was published in 2003, and she has six more novels since thern. Her "Life Interrupted: The Scoop on Being a Young Mom" was a Gold Medallion finalist in 2005 in the Youth Category. She and her husband, John, live in Montana with their three children, where she mentors teenaged mothers and leads children's church.