Dorothy Bodoin lives in Royal Oak, Michigan, an hour's drive from the little town that inspired Foxglove Corners. 
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​​​​​​​Dorothy worked as a secretary for Chrysler Missile Corporation, two years of which were spent in southern Italy. A
​​​​​​​graduate of Oakland University with Bachelor's and Master's degrees in English literature, she taught English for several years at Madison High School in Michigan.

​​​​​​​On retiring from teaching, she began her second career as a writer. She is the author of the Foxglove Corners mystery series, six novels of romantic suspense, and one Gothic romance.