Kim Delmar Cory worked in higher education for thirty years. Since her retirement, she has dedicated herself to the writing life, proudly displaying an ankle tattoo that reads, Cacoethes Scribendi, which translates from the Latin as “insatiable urge to write” or “bad habit of writing.” Her books are meticulously researched historical novels, and they have been used as curricula in the study of Michigan history. She lives in Michigan with her husband and a menagerie of pets, with her children and grandchildren nearby.