Michael Patrick Gallagher, Affiliate Broker, Realtor®, AKA Himself 

TN License # 302413

Married with 2 children, a goldfish, a parakeet, and a cute dog (see obligatory Realtor®-photo with small dog, below.) 

FUN FACT

: Did you know that Mike is an artist as well as a singer/songwriter? He has painted murals at the Margaret Maddox YMCA and Lockeland Design Center in East Nashville and in private homes throughout the area, and his artwork can be seen online at www.artcanyon.com and in local galleries. His children's musical, The Most Amazing Whale-of-a-Tale Fish Story Ever Told, is currently being considered by Rocfish, Australia's premier Christian childrens group, as well as several domestic theatre groups. Mike has also contributed music to Christopher and the Tree , the theatrical adaptation of Wendy Cincotta's childrens book quartet Adventures in Evergreen, currently in production in New York City.

Bente Gallagher, e-PRO, administrative assistant to Himself 

TN License # 296316 (retired) 

Fluent in Norwegian, Swedish & Danish, speaks conversational German and French. Translator and language instructor, Tennessee Foreign Language Institute, Berlitz Language Institute

Married with 2 children, a goldfish, a parakeet, and the same small dog. 

FUN FACT

: Did you know that Bente is a writer? Yes, indeed. She even won the Music City Romance Writer's annual contest a few years ago. The winning entry is lost somewhere in cyberspace, something we should all be grateful for. However, Bente is currently working on a series of Do-It-Yourself Home Renovation mysteries for Berkley Prime Crime, an imprint of prestigious Penguin Group. Book 1 in the series, "Fatal Fixer-Upper," is now available in stores everywhere. It was released in November 2008 and went on to become a bestselling mass market mystery for Barnes & Noble, as well as a bestseller for the Independent Mystery Bookstore Association. Book 2, "Spackled and Spooked," will be released on August 4th, 2009, while book 3, working title "Home for the Homicide" will be coming in May 2010. Bente's pseudonym for the series is Jennie Bentley.  

To find out more about the books, including excerpts and a list of Bente's appearances and signings, please visit Bente's alternate website, www.JennieBentley.com.