About the Author

Dahlynn McKowen and Ken McKowen have a combined 60 years in the publishing industry, mostly as travel writers and authors with nearly a million books sold. They coauthored many Chicken Soup for the Soul books and were also paid consultants and editors for Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises, Inc. They are also the authors of the award-winning "Best of California's Missions, Mansions and Museums" and the Wine Wherever series of winery-destination books. They live in Orangevale, California. Kathleene Baker writes articles for both a quarterly travel magazine and an Australian magazine, and pens a weekly column entitled "Heart of Texas" for a Michigan-based magazine. She helps dog rescue organizations around the country, and works to educate new dog owners on becoming responsible pet owners to avoid dogs being surrendered to local shelters. She lives in Plano, Texas.