Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Washtenaw County. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851. It is the principal city of the Ann Arbor ...
with her husband and children. She has a degree in English and a
MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
from the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
. She started writing in primary school and wrote nine complete stories before selling the first book of her '' The Gardella Vampire Chronicles'' series to a division of
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a British publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year. the series arrives at a conclusion on March 2009. In 2008 she wrote a short story, a prequel to the series, titled ''In Which a Masquerade Ball Unmasks an Undead'', published first in the ''Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance'', then as ''Victoria Gardella: Vampire Slayer''. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked in sales and marketing and started her own business in the insurance field.
In 2010, she started the six-novel series ''The Envy Chronicles'', written using the pen name Joss Ware. In 2011, she wrote ''The Regency Draculia'' trilogy.
She has also written short stories. In 2010, she collaborated with Mary Balogh, Susan Krinard and Janet Mullany in a paranormal tribute to
Jane Austen
Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots of ...
, writing "Northanger Castle" for the book ''Bespelling Jane Austen'', published on October 1, 2010.
* ''Siberian Treasure'' (February 4, 2011)
* ''The Cards of Life and Death'' (March 4, 2011)
* ''The Shop of Shades and Secrets'' (May 3, 2011)
Short stories
*"In Which a Masquerade Ball Unmasks an Undead" in ''The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance'' (2008)
*"Northanger Castle" in ''Bespelling Jane Austen'' (2010)