Duane and Phyllis Paetznick

Duane and Phyllis Paetznick have been married for nearly fifty years, and The Promise of Dahlias is their first collaboration as co-authors.

Duane is a retired Lutheran pastor who has found joy in writing during retirement. He is also the co-author of Behind the Pulpit. Phyllis, a retired elementary school teacher, an avid pickleball enthusiast, and a reader of historical fiction

Together they live in Apple Valley, Minnesota.