Jennifer McGrath Kent grew up in Hillsborough, New Brunswick, alongside the Petitcodiac (“Chocolate”) River. She spent countless hours on horse-back, exploring the woods, trails and abandoned gypsum quarries in the “White Rock” hills behind her house. Jennifer is a freelance writer and author, and has taught English courses at Mount Allison University and the University of Moncton.  After graduating from Moncton High School, she went on to earn a B.A. (Honours English) from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Victoria in British Columbia. Currently, she lives in the country just outside of Moncton, New Brunswick with her family and several pets. Jennifer loves animals, books, music, theatre, story-telling, costumes, jokes, movies and--of course--chocolate.