Barbara Faith was born on February 19, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio. Married to the love of her life, former bullfighter Alfonso Covarrubias, on 11 November 1970. They later renewed their vows in Spain on 6 May 1983. Began work as a public relations person in Miami, Florida and later moved to Chula Vista, California. She later moved to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. She died on October 10, 1995, exactly one month before celebrating their 25th anniversary. She published her first novel in 1978 for Silhouette Books. Most of her books are set in Mexico, Spain, USA or Morocco, and many of the male protagonists of her books are Hispanic. She won a RITA Award in 1982.