Valerie

Valerie lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Tommy and their two cats, Ernest and Phoebe. When she is not watching something inappropriate for her lifestage on TV, (The Hills, Next, anyone?) reading trashy novels, or growing irate over myriad small annoyances, she may be found riding her bicycle around the streets of Los Angeles.

Erin

Erin Torneo is a freelance writer and former editor at Cosmopolitan. Erin wrote The Bridal Wave while she was neck-deep in it. The day after she turned in the final manuscript for the book, her boyfriend proposed.