Julia McKay is the pen name of Marissa Stapley, a former magazine editor and New York Times bestselling author of Reese’ s Book Club Pick Lucky, as well as international bestsellers Mating for Life, Things to Do When It’ s Raining, and The Last Resort. She is also one half of the writing duo behind The Holiday Swap and All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox, and co-author of Three Holidays and a Wedding. Many of her novels have been optioned for television and her journalism has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Elle, Today’ s Parent, and Reader’ s Digest. She lives in Toronto with her family and a pre cocious black cat named Oscar.