I grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, in the house on the cover of Book 3 of the Olivia series, not far from the location of Olivia's farm. While studying at the Universities of Michigan and Wisconsin, I spent two summers in Israel and ended up coming back to make my life here. Since then I've spent a lot of time traveling between the Middle East and the Midwest, loving both my homes. While living on Kibbutz Ein Tsurim I learned the story of the Etzion Bloc during Israel’s War of Independence – from people who had lived through it. It was many years before I dared to try to put it down on paper. At that time, fantasies aside, I considered writing nothing more than a hobby. I did, however, post the first chapters of The Lonely Tree on a writers' wor
Vicki Reed hails from the "Horse Capitol of the World", Lexington, Ky, where she lives with her husband and son. With a degree in Law Enforcement and a Masters in Criminal Justice, she has spent decades in the child welfare and juvenile justice fields. She combined her love for horse, nature, and kids in trouble to create her first novel, The Car Thief. Car Thief went on to win 2 national/international awards.
Her newest novel, Sleight of Hand, was released in March 2025. This book follows a troubled teen in foster care and the adults who rally to turn his life around.
