Author Julia M. Toto writes stories of hope, forgiveness, and second chances. Her Christmas romance City Sidewalks (Pelican) debuted in 2013. She and her husband live in the Ozark foothills, the setting of her latest novella Wait for Morning (Pelican). Her short story "A Letter to Daddy" was published in It’s A God Thing (Worthy) and The Captain’s Daughter was a 2012 ACFW Genesis semifinalist. A home educator for seventeen years, Julia also authored How to Homeschool, Yes You! (Huntington House).