Born in Silver Spring, Md., Wanda Dyson left Maryland at the age of 18 to see what the world had to offer. After living in NYC for a year, it was off to TN, then OH, MA, NJ, FL, PA, DE, and finally back to Maryland just before the release of her first book. She currently lives on a 125 acre horse farm in Western Maryland with 12 horses, her German Shepherd, Maya, Australian Shepherd, Dusty, various chickens, barn cats, and two pet rabbits.