Hildegard Rivard was born in Germany in 1932. She married an American army sergeant and arrived in the United States in 1952. She moved to Florida after raising her children and divorce. After retirement and always interested in literature, she joined a reading and discussion group led by a retired Professor of Literature. She spent three years writing her first book and two more years editing and revising it. Her book was submitted to the Kindle Store and Library in 2013.