Isaac Asimov put it poignantly when he said, “If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood.  I'd type a little faster.”  Writing is KJ’s lifeblood, the cadence of the words her pulse.  Words have captured her imagination since she first read See Spot Run in nursery school.  An eclectic education followed, as she was shuttled across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Caribbean due to her father’s work.  Books were her sanctuary, an escape from the pressure of being the new kid. 

After graduating from University of Toronto with a Specialist Degree in Labor Management Relations, KJ tried the business world—but the creative pull to write was irresistible.  She works as a medical writer, an excellent training ground for research and answers to countless Jeopardy questions.  Determined to make her dream of becoming a novelist a reality, she pursued every writing course available.  Her education continues to this day with a Master’s Degree in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. 

KJ has the honor of being a finalist in the Golden Heart and the American Title III Contest and is represented by the Evan Marshall Agency.  She currently lives north of Toronto with her husband, an attorney and her first reader.