Janet Lynn Pierce has a PhD in English, taught English as a Second language, and French for 27 years, has written historical feature articles for the Tribune Review, as well as having been an editor, newspaper reporter and photographer for a weekly newspaper. Her most recent publication includes her devotional book, Observations at the Bird Feeder: 60 Devotions, published February 2025 and rated number three in Devotionals by Ingram Spark, as well as a flash fiction story Afterward, available at: http://www.agapereview.com/Afterward and a creative nonfiction story An Unexpected Angel available at: An Unexpected Angel – Agape Review. She has presented workshops on historical fiction for Pennwriters’ Conferences, St. Davids Christian Writers’ Conferences and the Greater Pittsburgh Book Festival. In her spare time, she is a devoted mother and grandmother, loves to hike in the nearby park and is on the board of the Allegheny Foothills Historical Society, Vice President of St. Davids Christian Writers Board of Directors and President of Masterworks Concert Chorale. She is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a frequent visitor to the historical places mentioned in the Seasons Family Saga.