ABOUT THE AUTHOR Judith Anne Barton is a novelist, actress, playwright and award-winning television journalist. The Angel Connection is her latest novel. After a successful career in broadcast journalism in Philadelphia that spanned over a decade, Barton moved to Bucks County PA where she worked with her mentor, the late JP Miller, author of the classic The Days of Wine and Roses. Her first play Opening Night received its world premiere at Philadelphia’s Lantern Theatre Company, and was named a finalist in the Sundance Film Lab competition. Barton now resides in Los Angeles where she also pursues an acting career in film and television. Her sons, William Wheeler (The Reluctant Fundamentalist, The Hoax) and Thomas Wheeler (Puss in Boots, Puss in Boots II) are screenwriters.