As soon as she learned of the first-cen­tu­ry tomb­stone that inspired Rebel Daugh­ter, Lori Banov Kauf­mann want­ed to know more. She resolved to bring this ancient love sto­ry to life. Before becom­ing a full-time writer, Lori was a strat­e­gy con­sul­tant for high-tech com­pa­nies. She has a BA from Prince­ton Uni­ver­si­ty and an MBA from Har­vard Busi­ness School. She lives in Israel with her family.