B B (Beni) Shepherd was born in England, grew up in Los Angeles, spent her teen years in England, and returned to California at eighteen. Her eclectic background and work history includes art, horses, and music. She has an AA and BA in Music Performance and teaches voice and instrumental music. Favorite things are writing, horses, making music with others, and rainy days curled up with a book and a cup of tea. She can be contacted here on Goodreads, at @bbshepherd on Instagram, or on her blog at http://glisteringbsblog.blogspot.com/