Laurie Stephens was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio and then spent some time in Florida before settling into the Atlanta, Georgia area in 1994. Laurie majored in communications at the University of Toledo where she was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority.

She is the mother of two incredible daughters, Lily and Avery, who were both adopted from China. Laurie has made a career in non-profit fundraising and marketing and also writes about adoption, spiritual issues, and life as a singe mom in her 40s. Laurie's work has been published in Adoption Today magazine and she writes a blog, http://www.didimentionreinvention.blogspot.com

Laurie's interests include adoption support and global women and children's issues. Hobbies include reading, baking, cooking, and walking/jogging.

Together Again is her first children's book.