Anne Stokes is a former finance executive turned free-lance writer. She holds a BA in History (Cal State Fullerton), a Masters of Business Administration (University of Redlands), and a Masters of Arts in Theology (Holy Apostles College).  When not reading and writing, she is renovating her 1890 farmhouse, gardening and volunteering in her local parish.  Ms. Stokes is a "never married" single, convert to Roman Catholicism from Fundamentalist Baptist and has published two books entitled  Will the Real Church Please Stand! | En Route Books and Media (2023) and Going Solo: Encouraging Single Catholics | En Route Books and Media (2025) available on Amazon.com Her website is www.AnneStokes.net