Mrs. Wagner grew up in Waterville, Minnesota, where she was homeschooled. She attended a year of classes at Wittenberg Academy before continuing her studies at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN, where she majored in English and minored in Western Philosophy. Mrs. Wagner continues to write both academically and creatively. Reading and discussing Russian Literature, theology, and old world recipes are her primary hobbies, and she rarely can be seen without a coffee mug.