"Obsessive" or "driven" don't even begin to do her justice... Joanne wrote her first three (as yet unpublished) books in 99 days, then went on with the labourious tasks of editing and making the story internally consistent; that continues to this day. To keep herself sane during this process, she wrote another two books - the first one of which is Danann Frost Falls from Grace. Joanne firmly believes that having a Knight in Shining Armour ride in on the Deus Ex Machina at the last moment is no way to tell a story; she also believes that everyone should get what they deserve - good, bad or otherwise. She's a voracious reader of anything and everything, but has a cupboard full of Charlaine Harris and Anne Bishop books. Joanne has two children, a loving husband and a laptop with the letters worn off the keys.