Betsy Thorpe has been working in book publishing for over thirty years. Her book publishing career began at Atheneum Books, where she worked for the publisher and editor in chief, Lee Goerner. From there, she worked at HarperCollins as an assistant editor under Janet Goldstein, then moved with her to Broadway Books at Random House. These two mentors were crucial to Betsy's success. Betsy became an editor at Macmillan Books before moving to John Wiley & Sons and ultimately leaving traditional book publishing to start Betsy Thorpe Literary Services.Ever since, Betsy has been editing, collaborating, and occasionally ghostwriting with numerous authors. Her cowritten books have appeared on the Today Show, on the Oprah Winfrey Show, and in The New York Times. She published her first novels-The Veil Between Worlds, The Veil of Time, and The Season of the Veil-under the pen name Hope Carolle.