Born and raised in Switzerland, Christa Polkinhorn has always had the desire to explore the world outside of her beautiful but tiny country. She traveled in Europe, China, Japan as well as South America. Now, she lives and works as writer and translator in southern California. Her interest in foreign cultures informs her work and her novels take place in several countries. She published a volume of poetry (The Path of Fire). Now, she writes and publishes contemporary fiction with a focus on family drama/love stories (The Family Portrait trilogy) and family drama/suspense (The Wine Lover's Daughter series). Aside from writing and traveling, she is an avid reader and a lover of the arts, dark chocolate, and red wine. Visit the author on her website and blog: https://www.christa-polkinhorn.com Christa Polkinhorn can also be found on Facebook as Christa Polkinhorn and Author Christa Polkinhorn as well as on Twitter and Instagram as cpolkinhorn.