M. Susan Thuillard has lived in Canada as well as her home country of the United States. She has had a variety of experiences from teacher to ranch hand to Federal law enforcement. She attended Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, is the mother of nine children, and now resides in Washington State. She enjoys gardening, horses, grandchildren and writing. She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Colville Washington State.