A graduate of Columbia University, Margaret lives in Atlanta with a bossy Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Wesley, and a backyard full of very rude and hungry deer! Weekends may bring visits to her log cabin atop its own mountain, the perfect writing retreat. Previously a poet and short story author, her main focus now is on historical fiction.

As the mother of a September 11 survivor of the South Tower WTC, the loss of innocence is a frequently addressed topic of her writing, coupled with her lifelong love of history. Occasional visits to house museums have been known to produce a ghost story or two. If the voices are speaking, she's listening.