Toby Devens's first book, Mercy Lord, My Husband's in the Kitchen, was published by Doubleday in hardcover and Avon in soft. It received glowing reviews from People magazine, the West Coast Review of Books, the New York Daily News and other newspapers around the country. Her poetry, short fiction and articles have appeared in such publications as Reader's Digest, Family Circle, McCall's and Parents magazine, among many others. The inspiration for My Favorite Midlife Crisis (Yet) emerged from her most recent sojourn into singlehood. She currently lives in a Maryland suburb halfway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.