Susan Joy Bellavance served with the Missionaries of Charity for 3 years, later becoming an elementary and junior high Parochial school teacher, and a founding member of Mount Royal Academy in Sunapee, NH. She also served as a catechist and youth formator. In addition to writing, Susan is a Marian Helper and a committed supporter of the Marian Missionaries of Divine Mercy. She currently volunteers at Bishop Peterson Residence, a home for retired priests of the Diocese of Manchester. Susan and her beloved husband Dale cherish two adult daughters, Sophia and Marguerite, and reside in metropolitan Newbury, NH.