Smith, Sabrina Vandine: - Sabrina VanDine Smith is a first-time author, Gen Xer, and lover of sparkle. She was raised in Southern California, but calls Colorado home, where she lives with her husband and two children. She loves lake life, creative writing, geocaching, cooking, and amateur photography. She was either a gossip columnist or a private investigator in her former life. Though Sabrina's long career as a salesperson was inspired by her dad, being a mom and wife feeds her soul.Sabrina lost both of her parents during the pandemic. Like many Gen Xers, she explored how to name her feelings much later in life. That journey inspired this story.