Author Aileen Stewart lives in Shelby, Ohio with her daughter, husband, and two crazy cats. If you see her in her yard weeding the flowerbed, downtown at the local farm market on Saturdays, or visiting Marvin Memorial Library, where she is President of the Board of Trustees, be sure to say hello.

She tends to be drawn to writing about farm animals because her childhood friend lived on a farm. It was a magical place to visit and it's where she gained her love of chickens and gathering eggs. The characters and events in Fern Valley are loosely based on people she knew and events her brother and she experienced growing up.

Aileen has many loves besides writing which include managing the local Farmers' Market during the summer, traveling, bird-watching, and baking. She also loves to craft, play board games, attend auctions, take photographs, share book reviews, flower garden, and volunteer.