Nicole McCandless was raised by hard-working, fiery women who passed down a love of reading and gave her the confidence to put words on the page.

   A longtime advocate for social justice and racial equality, Nicole has worked many different jobs, including grocery store clerk, hostess, retail cashier, waitress, and labor organizer. A mother of two with a baby on the way, she loves reading in bed with the little ones beside her. This is her first book.