Born in New York City, the author spent most of her early life in Virginia, rearing four children and working as a paralegal, then in South Carolina for the Registration and Election Commission. She and her husband now reside in Greenwood, South Carolina. Once the owner of three timeshares, she had the opportunity to visit many different resorts in various states and countries. All of her vacations were pleasurable and unthreatening but, considering the unlimited possibilities for mayhem, they could have been deadly. These thoughts encouraged her to write this book as an admonition to all timeshare owners.