Gay Courter has spent her career as a writer in film, television, fiction, and nonfiction. Millions of copies of her books have sold and five titles have appeared on the New York Times best-seller list. Her best-known works are the novels “The Midwife “, “River of Dreams,” and “Code Ezra“, “Flowers in the Blood“, and “I Speak for This Child: True Stories of a Child Advocate“, which recounts her 25 years as a guardian ad Litem, helping children in the Florida courts. I Speak for This Child was nominated by her publisher for a Pulitzer Prize and its publication led to many television appearances, including the Today show, Good Morning America, and 20/20; numerous awards; and public speaking engagements throughout the US. A frequent and savvy traveler, as well as an avid collector of credit cards, points to aid her wanderlust, Gay also writes a travel blog for the Creators Syndicate. Gay did the research for her latest novel, “The Girl in the Box,” aboard the Diamond Princess in 2017.