Rebecca May Hope is an Adjunct Professor for North Central University in Minneapolis, teaching writing and literature. Her first novel, Silken Strands, set in the historic Oneida Community, won first place in A Woman's Write 2016 Unpublished Novel Contest. She recently won fourth place in Mothers Always Write micro-essay contest for “The Sisterhood of Bereaved Mothers.†Rebecca has written business communications and educational materials for the past 35 years. She currently writes for eNotes.com as an online instructor. She is a member of the Association of Christian Fiction. When not teaching, writing, or reading, Rebecca loves spending time with her five children, walking the trails near her suburban home with her Labradoodle, and spoiling her Ragdoll cat.