Kay Jennings grew up in a small town on the Oregon coast not unlike her fictional Port Stirling. She now lives with her husband, Steve, on a beautiful rural property outside Portland, Oregon. She enjoyed a lengthy career in corporate communications, and owns a public relations/marketing company. Cold Rock Island is the seventh book in her series, and she is currently at work on book 8. When not tied to her writing chair, she travels, gardens, cooks, reads, and is an expert on football.