From Kindred Spirits:

DEANN PATRICK is the pseudonym for two writers. Mary Ann is a housewife living with her husband and three children in El Cajon, California. She is active in youth sports programs and enjoys football and soccer. Her hobbies include reading whenever she isn't writing, gardening, and needlework. Dotti is an active businesswoman who resides with her husband and daughter in Beaver Creek, Oregon. Besides working in their family businesses, she enjoys reading, sewing, and crafts.