Christine Riley grew up in a suburb outside of Chicago Illinois and grew up never knowing her Grandmother who dies when she was a toddler. Her mother always spoke of her Grandmothers artistic talent and beauty. There was always a vision of that person and when she reached high school age she had somehow managed to get herself into some peculiar situations and there was always someone, or something that watched over her and helped her to make to out okay. That someone she felt was her Guardian Angel and she believed that Guardian Angel was the Grandmother that she never knew. Christine completed her undergraduate studies from Cornell College, in Iowa, and Masters in Business from Bruneau University in Georgia. She has a certification in Children's Literature through the The Institute of Children's Literature in West Redding, CT. Christine resides in Kansas with her husband and two children and is continuing her creative writing and encourages children to believe in themselves and believe in their dreams!.