Monica Comas is the author of Recipe for Joy. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she holds a bachelor’s degree in English from The Ohio State University and a master’s in journalism from New York University. She’s worked as a reporter for newspapers, a journalist covering stocks and the economy, and a financial editor. But fiction has always been her true love. She lives in New York with her husband, John, and their tiny shih tzu, Poirot. For more, please visit monicacomas.com.