Robin Naeger was born in Sedalia, Missouri, where she lived with her parents and younger sister until she graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in 1979. That summer, she met her future husband at the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), where she and 39 other youths worked for the National Park Service for five weeks. During that year, she also soloed in a Cessna 150. With no other plans, she joined the Marines alongside Scott, hoping they would be stationed together. She had tested into the avionics program and longed to fly, but there were no open seats in the school, so at the urging of her recruiter, she went into open contract and ended up in the motor pool. But that’s another story!

Robin has always had a passion for reading and storytelling. She delighted in reading to her children and later to her grandchildren, often making up stories in the dark to lull them to sleep. In 2015, she published her first book, The Magic Candle, a tale set in the 1930s in a small farm community, following the adventures of a little girl. While she typically focuses on one book at a time, Robin juggles multiple projects: finishing her latest novel, compiling a cookbook, and curating a collection of poetry by her and her grandmother.

About the book "SpiritMart":
In a time of societal upheaval, when the majority seems to prefer a world without religion, one city takes the drastic step of expelling all organized faiths from its boundaries. But who fills the void left behind? Amidst the chaos, a young mother facing a deadly diagnosis must navigate a city devoid of spiritual guidance to find a new community for her and her son. As she delves deeper, she uncovers hidden forces vying for control and discovers that the absence of religion doesn’t mean the absence of belief. SpiritMart poses the provocative question: “Which religion, if any, is right, and how does one choose?”