Beth Ann Blackwood is an author and self-employed commercial litigator from Dallas, Texas. She is widowed with 4 stepchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, and 4 recently acquired double step-grandchildren (her term for her stepson’s stepkids). She graduated from Baylor University with a degree in psychology and from Baylor Law School. She has worked in law and politics and is an AV rated lawyer. 
Outside of work, she is an avid marathon runner, having run in 42 marathons and hopes to compete in a half ironman. Beth Ann is an animal lover; she owns two pugs, three cats and has taken up horseback riding, specifically dressage. She also volunteers through the Dallas Animal Shelter fostering kittens. She is currently a speaker at Highland Park Methodist Church and has volunteered through Pet Partners to visit patients with her dogs at Presbyterian Hospital.