Born and raised in a small town, Helen E. Weeks, is the author of Outcast, the first book in the series, In A Quiet town. She has always had a curiosity and fascination for the unique vagaries of small New England towns. The books in the series will all be based in the New England states. She presently lives in Amarillo, Texas with her youngest son, and her dog, Little Bear, who was the inspiration for the character named Kibby in Outcast.