B. W. Wrighthard is the pseudonym for Robin Wright and Maryanne Burkhard, two friends who met in a creative writing class in college. Robin Wright has lived in Evansville, Indiana all her life and currently resides with her husband in a home two cats graciously share with them. Maryanne Burkhard has lived in Evansville, Indiana since 1990. Before moving to Indiana, she lived in New York, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Florida, and for a short stint, Egaila, Kuwait. Although she's been a guardian to dogs and many cats throughout the years, she is currently a servant to only one member of royalty, her cat, Smokey.