Ruth de Jauregui is the author of The Soul of California - Cooking for the Holidays. She spent five summers working in the Napa Valley as a catering assistant, primarily weddings and special events at various wineries. While working in San Francisco as a project designer for William (Bill) Yenne at American Graphic Systems, she assisted in the design and publication of several cookbooks as well as numerous large-format, full-color coffee table books that featured planes, trains, classic movies, pets and more. In addition to her interest in food, cooking, history and DIY projects, de Jauregui has written several books, including 50 Fabulous Tomatoes for Your Garden, Ghost Towns and 100 Medical Milestones That Shaped World History. She has also published her second novel, Bitter Sins. Murder, monsters and mayhem - crime meets urban fantasy in Sacramento, CA.