Jolene grew up in South-central Alaska. She's lived in Anchorage, near the Alyeska ski resort, on a cabin on an island on a lake, and then in a boring old house.Jolene kissed a boy on her high school graduation night. One she'd wanted to kiss for a long time. They got married two years later, have built two homes together, survived military deployments, law school, student loan debt, and two children.Jolene plays the guitar, takes pictures, and loves to hike. She doesn't like rivers, but loves the ocean. She loves to fly, but gets motion sick. Her ultimate vacation would be to sail through the deserted islands in The Bahamas. Two years ago, she got that wish when her parents retired on a sailboat.She taught high school French when she was only a few years older than her students, and then taught middle school math with her degree in political science and French.She spends grocery money on designer fabric, shoes, and books.Jolene cannot express how many times she wished she could write a whole novel. And now she has. Several times. Life is good.She currently lives in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska with her husband and two kids.