Brittany Earnest is a self-published author that published her first book Finding Hope in February of 2021. She spent most of her life searching for what she wanted to do with her life, which lead her to self-study different subjects. Through her years of self-studying, she studied everything she could about business, with the help of her mother, who holds a business degree. After studying business for five years, she finally decided to publish Finding Hope because she understands the demands of publishing and marketing. Brittany is an avid researcher and reader, who enjoys learning new things. Brittany likes to learn everything she can because she likes to keep her options open. Brittany is a lesbian and a LGBTQIA+ supporter, which is what influenced her to write Finding Hope. She felt that she wanted to write a story that was a thriller that had lesbians in place of characters that would usually be portrayed by heterosexual characters. She wanted to create something exciting for her readers.