Leslie Anne Veinot has written other amazing stories, but this is her favorite. As a young girl, she loved Nancy Drew. And at bedtime, she read the stories by flashlight under a bl...view moreLeslie Anne Veinot has written other amazing stories, but this is her favorite. As a young girl, she loved Nancy Drew. And at bedtime, she read the stories by flashlight under a blanket. That is how the title, The Secret Place, came to be. She has two sons, Dwayne and Ryan. Ryan and Andrea who gave her two wonderful Grandchildren, Brooklyn and Nolan. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.view less