Chelsey Elise Young wrote her first novel at age nine. Her childhood in the Pacific Northwest was marked by journaling, writing poems and songs, and sketching advertisements for household products. After graduating from Westmont College with a degree in Communication Studies, Young continued to write and edit for nonprofits, small businesses, and a marketing agency. Her first novel was born not long after her first child, and today she balances the dual-calling of author-mama, sharing stories, avoiding gluten, finding excuses to run to Hobby Lobby, and spending as much time outside as possible.