Kristen Harnisch is the author of the award-winning, internationally bestselling novels The Vintner's Daughter, The California Wife and The Vintner's Legacy. She drew upon her extensive research and experiences living in the San Francisco Bay Area and visiting the Napa and Loire Valleys to create the stories for the three historical novels in this series about a Franco-American winemaking family at the turn of the twentieth century. Ms. Harnisch earned a degree in economics from Villanova University, is a mother of three, and currently resides in Massachusetts. Visit her online at www.kristenharnisch.com.