Kaira Rouda lives with her family in Laguna Beach where she is a full-time writer. In the past, she has written for national and regional magazines, had her own society column in Columbus, Ohio, for more than a decade, built a national real estate franchise, wrote a business book for women entrepreneurs with Wiley, and is a magna cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University with a BA in English. She is best-known for her award-winning novel, Here, Home, Hope and her newest novel, The Goodbye Year. Connect with her on Twitter, @KairaRouda, and on Facebook at Kaira Rouda Books. For more about Kaira and her books, please visit wwww.KairaRouda.com.
