Maryann McFadden

While raising two children, Maryann McFadden spent ten years working as a freelance writer with articles in a variety of newspapers and magazines. She then left writing for nearly a decade and became one of Northwest New Jerseys top realtors. Her love of writing, however, never really left her. Maryann went back to school and received a Masters Degree with a concentration in writing. The Richest Season, which began as her thesis project, was originally self-published, then championed by independent booksellers. It sold at auction to Hyperion Books and an expanded version was released in hardcover in June 2008. It was recognized as an Indie Next Pick and Target Breakout Novel. Maryanns books have since been translated into German, Italian, and Spanish. She lives in Hackettstown, New Jersey.