Betty Turnbull earned her degree in education from Rockford College, IL, USA, in 1970. Together with her husband, Wally, she served in the mountains of Haiti as a missionary in education and self-help development from 1972-2002. During her 30 years of service in Haiti, Betty developed the first rural preschool program which has expanded into hundreds of schools across the nation, following the model she established.Betty and her husband currently reside in Durham, NC. They have three children. When she is not writing children's books, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and being Gramma.Betty is the author of The Man Who Saved The King, Abigail And The Royal Thread, Isobel's New World, Robbie the Royal Messenger, Am I Scottish, The Highland Games Adventure and the award-winning children's book, A Sergeant in the House.