"Lisa Robertson is her daughter-in-law, married to Alan, often referred to as the ""beardless brother,"" though, truth be told, he sports a short one these days. The Robertson family lives in West Monroe, Louisiana. Ami McConnellserved as editor-in-chief and VP of Howard Books at Simon & Schuster and as an editor at HarperCollins. Since 2017 McConnell has partnered with celebrities and artists to craft bestselling books, most recently with Loretta Lynn to update her bestseller, Coal Miner's Daughter. McConnell lives with her family in Franklin, Tennessee."