Mimi A. Williams is the pen name for author Kim Williams Justesen, a Salt Lake City native who now lives in Sandy, Utah. She earned a Bachelor's degree in English from Westminster College, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing from Vermont College. She spent 12 years in the advertising and public relations field, writing everything from safety brochures and earthquake preparedness video scripts, to press releases for injection molded plastics companies and bank employee benefits information. Finally tired of writing things for everyone else, she decided to try it on her own. Her first book, an adult nonfiction self-help book, Love and Loathing, was coauthored in 1998 and continues to sell via the internet even today.She has written several books for children including three non-fiction books in the Hey, Ranger series, a middle grade novel entitled Kiss Kiss Bark and a young adult novel entitled The Deepest Blue to be released in 2013. She is the co-author with Jared S. Anderson of Beautiful Monster under the pen name Mimi A. Williams. She has taught various English and creative writing courses at local colleges for more than 15 years, and has written for various internet sites including City Search and Utah Parent. When she isn't writing, Kim enjoys movies, snow shoeing, knitting, and reading (of course!)