About the Author

About the Author

Rachel Schipul worked in the technology field for twenty years before devoting herself full-time to her writing.

Forty-Two Blue, her first novel, was one of ten finalists out of over 2600 entries submitted in the initial Gather.com First Chapters Writing Competition. Like American Idol, Gather.com enthusiasts vote for their favorite writers.

Rachel lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, Ed, and their three children.