Linda Yoshida, writing as Kaylin McFarren, minored in English in college and for the past twenty years has led PR/marketing efforts for several companies within her family's international conglomerate. She is a wife and mother of three, and resides in Oregon. In addition to serving on numerous foundations and boards, she actively works with multi-published critique partners and is a member of several writers' organizations, including Willamette Writers and Romance Writers of America. Although FLAHERTY’S CROSSING is Linda début novel, it has already garnered numerous awards and received recognition as a 2008 Golden Heart® Finalist.