Cherie Burns is the author of  two previously published non-fiction books:  The Great Hurricane: 1938, published by Grove/Atlantic (2005) and Stepmotherhood—How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out or Wicked (Times Books).  Her work has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, People, Glamour, New York, Sports Illustrated, Constitution and other publications.    She lives in Taos, New Mexico and is currently at work on the first biography of Standard Oil heiress and fashion icon Millicent Rogers for St. Martin’s Press.