Lisa Verge Higgins is the RITA-nominated author of thirteen historical and contemporary romances that have been published worldwide and translated into fifteen languages—quite a switch for this former PhD candidate in chemistry. But this opera loving, novice archer and mother of three has always enjoyed tackling new projects, and finds inspiration in the strangest places. Recently, that inspiration has come from suburban family life—where Lisa has plunged into the deep waters of neighborhood intrigues, schoolyard rivalries, and fierce female friendships. She's parlayed these stories into her first mainstream women's fiction. THE PROPER CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF FRIENDSHIP is now on the shelves.