Karen Tuft was born with a healthy dose of curiosity about pretty much everything, so as a child, she taught herself to read and to play the piano. She studied composition at BYU and graduated from the University of Utah in music theory. She was a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Kappa Lambda honor societies. In addition to being an author, Karen is a wife, mom, pianist, composer, and arranger. She has spent countless hours backstage and in orchestra pits for theater productions along the Wasatch Front. Among her varied interests, she likes to figure out what makes people tick, wander through museums, and travel—whether it’s by car, plane, or paperback.