Gina Augustini BestGina Augustini Best is a Dallas-area writer and an award-winning former journalist. She earned a bachelor's degree in humanities from the University of Houston-Clear Lake and a master's degree in communication and media from Texas Tech University. Sh also completed The Writer'sPath, a novel-writing program at Southern Methodist University, in 2017. She lives with her husband, daughter, two attention-seeking dogs, and one hands-off cat. Her writing often explores themes of unconditional love and complex family bonds. Despite stories that tackle realistic, and sometimes gritty issues, her works focus on hopeful and empowering messages. More Than Ivory is her first published novel. Read More Read Less