Doris Riedweg is the author of two previous novels, Fury of the Wind and Still Waters. Her articles and short stories have appeared in several major newspapers, as well as Canadian literary magazines. Two of her short stories have won awards in writing contests.

Doris is the editor and co-author of The Hospital on the Hill, a history of Langley Memorial Hospital published in 1997.

A native of Saskatchewan and a graduate of Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing, Doris lives with her husband John on the family farm in Langley, B.C.