Mary Kay Ross has worked in publishing, public relations, social work, broadcasting, and teaching (ESL and music). Having worked as an assistant editor for a publishing firm in England for several years, she returned to Toronto and was hired as a presenter and story editor for The Braden Beat, Global Television. She also worked for CBC radio as a freelance broadcaster on shows such as Morningside and The Judy Show, where she conducted interviews, as well as presented book reviews and consumer reports. For TV Ontario, she co-hosted and wrote three series called Beyond the Fridge, Ferguson, Short and Ross, and Behind the Shield. For Behind the Shield she wrote one short drama and co-wrote three other dramas. Upon retiring from television and broadcasting, she went to Mexico and taught English as a Second Language. This is her first novel. Mary Kay Ross lives in Toronto.