Angela Shaeffer is a mother to four grown children, two children-in-law, and Grammy to two adorable granddaughters. She lives in Utah with her husband when they’re not escaping to Colorado’s San Juan Mountains or exploring New York City. She loves to hike, road bike and travel but also cherishes solitary hours to read and write. The Things They Didn’t See is her debut novel. After eighteen years as a stay-at-home mom and a full-time volunteer at her kids' schools, church and within her community, Shaeffer stopped to take a breath and remembered her longtime dream to write a book. She retired (somewhat) from volunteering and enrolled in creative writing classes through UCLA Extension. It only took a decade to finish raising her kids, write The Things They Didn't See, and earn her Certificate of Fiction Writing. Before settling in Utah, Shaeffer and her husband and children lived in: Dallas, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Buenos Aires, Argentina; New York, New York; Summit, New Jersey; and Los Angeles, California.