Pope John Paul II (1920-2005) was the first non-Italian Pope since 1523. His 27 years as pontiff included the breaking down of the Berlin Wall and the fall of Communism. On one of his first trips as Pope, John Paul II visited rural America, celebrating Mass at Living History Farms in Des Moines, Iowa, on October 4, 1979. "Pilgrimage" was first published shortly after that visit. The first edition, long out of print, has been reproduced here with additional materials as a memorial to a beloved Pope John Paul II.
LeAnn Lemberger is better known as romance novelist Leigh Michaels, the author of 80 contemporary romance novels published by Harlequin Books. More than 35 million copies of her books have been published, in 120 countries and 25 languages. Six of her books have been finalists in the Romance Writers of America RITA contest for best sweet traditional romance. She has received two Reviewer's Choice awards from Romantic Times magazine.
She is also the author of non-fiction books such as ON WRITING ROMANCE and CREATING ROMANTIC CHARACTERS. She teaches writing online at Gotham Writers Workshop.
She wrote her first romance novel as a teenager and burned it, then wrote and burned five more complete manuscripts, sending a quarter of a million words up in smoke, before selling her first book to Harlequin.
