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One of the prolific writers of romantic fiction, Grace Livingston Hill had a life fraught with joys and sorrows, not unlike those experienced by many of her fictional heroines. Born in Wellsville, New York, the day after President Lincoln's death, Grace nearly died during her first hours. She was named for the source of her miraculous survival. Her father was a Presbyterian minister and her mother a published writer. From them, Grace learned the art of storytelling. And at twelve, a close aunt surprised her with a hardbound, illustrated copy of one of her stories and this advice: "This is your first book, and I am your first publisher. But in the future, you must write down your own stories and find a publisher on your own." Little did anyone know then the career that was launched with that gift.