Vicki Olsen is the award-winning author of 20th-century historical fiction. Her debut novel, A Sparrow Falls was published in celebration of her 70th birthday. After retiring from her career as a corporate paralegal she became a full-time author. A Sparrow Falls is the first book in a series set in Arkansas and Texas. She is currently working on a World War 2 series of novels set in occupied France and based on true stories of workers on the French underground escape and evasion networks. Each year she spends several months in France interviewing family members of the real-life characters.