Susan Baganz is enjoying her own happily-ever-after with husband Ben who keeps her laughing. Her home consists of her husband, and two hobbits: an adult son and a sweetheart of a teenage daughter. Their senior dog, Spatzle is a watchdog and writes book reviews for her blog susanbaganz.com.

Susan began writing in 2009 after a dream where she believed God told her to do NaNoWriMo. She dug in, learned, endured the critiques, re-wrote, and then wrote many more books before falling into being an editor as well. She has produced more than 24 published manuscripts from flash fiction, short stories, novellas to full length novels. Her CrossRiver books include Operation: Camouflage Christmas and Operation: Allegiance.

Susan speaks, teaches, and encourages others to follow God in being all He has created them to be. She has a Master of Arts degree in counseling psychology, a background in the field of mental health, and years serving in various church ministry, so she understands the complexities and pain of life as well as its craziness. She’s led women’s ministry and understand the struggles many women face, since she’s endured some of her own. She’s taught graduate level theology and leadership courses and teaches writing to the local university through their continuing education department as well as at various Christian writers conferences.

Her favorite pastimes are snuggling with her dog while reading a good book or chatting with a friend over a spiced chai latte. She has also discovered the joy of running the skid-loader while helping her busy husband with outdoor projects at home.