TRACY BILEN is the author of What She Left Behind, published by Simon Pulse. She is a high school French and Spanish teacher in Michigan where she lives with her husband and two children. Before moving to Michigan, Tracy taught at a high school ski academy in Vermont (Spanish, not skiing!). She studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and taught English in Strasbourg, France. She loves hiking, skiing, and red velvet cake. You can find her on the web at www.tracybilen.com