Risa Green is the author of four novels, including the critically acclaimed adult novels, Notes From the Underbelly and Tales From the Crib, as well as the first in the Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball series. Her adult novels were the basis for the 2007-2008 ABC television series titled Notes From the Underbelly. Risa also writes a popular weekly blog called Tales from the Mommy Track for both www.mommytracked.com and www.modernmom.com. Prior to becoming a writer and mother of two, Risa worked as a high school college counselor, and also spent two years doing hard time as a corporate attorney. Born in the Philadelphia area, Risa now lives in Los Angeles and somehow squeezes in a few hours of writing each day between morning and afternoon carpool runs.