Cathy McDavid isn't a firefighter, but she did aspire to be one once when she was nine-years-old and went for a ride on a shiny red engine around the town square. Experiences like those stay with a person and eventually, many years later, the story idea for Playing With Fire was conceived. Two teenagers, a busy construction company she and her husband own and manage, an active writing career, and more animals than the law allows keep this award winning author busy. When Cathy isn't glued to the computer, she and her family spend as much time as possible in their cabin in the mountains northeast of Phoenix, a remote and peaceful place far removed from the hustle and bustle of the city. Of course, she takes her laptop with her in the likely probability inspiration will strike.