Born and raised in the picturesque Kawartha Lakes area of southern Ontario, Canada, Ingrid Weaver took a roundabout route to her career in writing. After earning a degree in English Literature, she taught high school math and history in the mining town of Noranda, Quebec, eventually retiring to stay home full time to care for her three children. Deciding she preferred the freedom of working at home, she turned her love of books toward the challenge of writing one of her own.