Brenda Stanley is a writer and journalist who spent over two decades as a news anchor and investigative reporter with the NBC affiliate KPVI in Idaho. She has been recognized by the Scripps Howard Foundation and the Hearst Journalism Awards to name a few. Brenda holds an MBA and has taught as an adjunct professor. She is the author of six novels and four cookbooks. Brenda is the mother of five children, including two sets of twins, and a grandmother of eight. Idaho’s governor appointed her as board chair for the state’s organization dedicated to preventing child abuse. She is a member of the Mama Dragons and an advocate and ally for LGBTQ rights. She and her veterinarian husband, Dave, live on a small ranch in Blackfoot, Idaho, with their dogs, horses, chickens, sheep, and whatever else Brenda decides to add to her “petting zoo.”