K.A. Linde grew up a military brat traveling the United States and Australia. While studying political science and philosophy at the University of Georgia, she founded the Georgia Dance Team—which she still coaches—and served as campus campaign director for the 2012 presidential campaign. She is the author of five previous novels, Avoiding Commitment, Avoiding Responsibility, Avoiding Intimacy, Avoiding Temptation, and Following Me. An avid traveler, reader, and bargain hunter, K.A. lives in Athens, Georgia, with her boyfriend and two puppies, Riker and Lucy.