Marie Whelan is a closet historian who perpetually finds herself imagining how people lived, what they thought and what were their concerns. She has channeled this \'mind-fest\' process into writing historical fiction where she brings historical figures to life.

Her books focus on the lives of the women behind the men that created these United States. Her first novel, \'The Confessions of Martha Washington\', is about the unknown Martha Washington. Full of love and devotion for her family, care and compassion for the soldiers who laid their lives on the line to defend America and continued to remain the dearest friend, confidant and consort to the first president of the United States - George Washington.