Jessica Ruddick is a 2014 Golden Heart finalist for her new adult novel, Letting Go, which was inspired by her own college experiences. She is married to her college sweetheart-their first date was a fraternity toga party (nothing inspires love like a toga, right?). These days she is a high school English teacher by day and young adult/new adult writer by night, lunch break, soccer practice, basically whenever she can squeeze in a minute to write. She lives with her husband and two sons in Virginia.