K. Mar­cus comes from a long line of strong women read­ers. When she isn’t read­ing, writ­ing or research­ing, you’ll find her out­side hik­ing or gar­den­ing. She has 2 chil­dren and lives in the His­toric Hud­son Val­ley with her spouse, cats, West­ley & But­ter­cup, and dog, Indie.