Robert H. Lauer, and Jeanette C. Lauer, are recognized experts in marriage and family. Each has lived in a stepfamily and they are members of the Stepfamily Association of America. They have co-authored ten previous books and have been published in Psychology Today, Family Weekly, Reader's Digest, and Ladies' Home Journal and reside in San Diego. Robert H. Lauer, and Jeanette C. Lauer, are recognized experts in marriage and family. Each has lived in a stepfamily and they are members of the Stepfamily Association of America. They have co-authored ten previous books and have been published in Psychology Today, Family Weekly, Reader's Digest, and Ladies' Home Journal and reside in San Diego.