Traci Hunter Abramson was born in Arizona, where she lived until moving to Venezuela for a study-abroad program. After graduating from Brigham Young University, she worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for several years, eventually resigning in order to raise her family. And though Traci found her passion in caring for her family, she couldn’t manage to forget the action of the CIA, so she turned to writing about it. She has written more than twenty bestselling novels and is a three-time Whitney award winner in the mystery/suspense category. She currently lives in Virginia and enjoys reading, writing, travel and coaching the high school swim team.