I was raised in Oak Park, Illinois, and for a long time, I thought I’d become a journalist. Life, however, had other plans – and I’m so glad it did. Today, I’m a women’s fiction novelist who loves bringing characters to life as they navigate real struggles, discover love, and uncover the beauty tucked inside everyday moments.
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I was raised in the small mountain town of Webster Springs, West Virginia, where I had the rare blessing of being brought up by two sets of grandparents I called ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad.’ It was an amazing childhood, full of memories and lessons that stuck with me long after I left those mountains.
I live in Flint Michigan and I love creativity. I am a former cosmetologist and makeup artist. I’m also a jewelry designer and I used to create handmade designs for my Etsy store. I have a gift for interior decor and abstract painting. I love music, with Prince being my favorite of all time.
Born and raised in Southern California, I am a Christian who lives in the Pacific Northwest. Having owned a business for over thirty years, I am thankfully retired and enjoy spending time with my family and traveling.
I am an independently published author, rural advocate, and outdoor guide with a passion for storytelling that connects people to the natural world. Over the years, I have written numerous books, essays, and articles that explore themes of outdoor adventure, rural life, and the profound connections we share with our natural surroundings. My work has appeared in publications such as Backwoods Home Magazine, Countryside, Speckled Paw Times, and North Carolina Outdoors, and I have been honored with multiple awards for my fiction.
I’m a Los Angeles native, born and raised, and a graduate of the UCLA English Department (many, many years ago). I wound up with a concentration in military and espionage fiction because, given a choice, I always picked the electives that let me read authors like Tim O’Brien or Ian Fleming. Of course, I lived in Hollywood at the time, so right out of school, I got into the WGA and went to work screenwriting but found that I hated writing for sponsors and markets instead of telling the great (messy, raw, ugly) story, so I went to the technical side and have worked in film production technology ever since!
Young, traditional Catholic, prolific author, editor, graphic designer, photographer, and crocheter living in the United States. I have been writing since I knew how to form the letters (I am now twenty years old). The Trooper Series is my debut, written (with several other works) before graduating high school. I also describe myself as the Architect Author, as my writing method is rather revolutionary compared to the traditional method of drafts and reading.
I have been writing my entire life in one way or another – poems or little short stories in my journal, or thousands of story ideas scattered on scraps of paper through my life – but I’ve always been too afraid to take it seriously. Mostly, because I was afraid that doing something that had always meant so much to me would mean suddenly it wouldn’t mean as much. I know that doesn’t make much sense, but there it is. I was also afraid that if someone didn’t like my writing – something that genuinely feels like a piece of my soul on paper – that it would crush a sacred part of me and I’d never felt brave enough to allow that to happen.
I have been writing for as long as I can remember – stories, poems, and essays that trace the inner and outer landscapes of my life. A multi-migrant, I began moving across the globe at age eleven and have continued this journey through many homes in Poland, Germany, and now Miami, Florida. These experiences have shaped my distinctly multicultural perspective. One is rooted in the lived moments of this journey.
M. LaRose wrote her first story while in first grade: a thriller titled The Peach-Fuzz Monsters. Unfortunately, that story was lost to the sands of time when her parents failed to preserve the manuscript. Today, M. LaRose writes paranormal romance inspired by human passion and the mysteries of nature. Kirkus Reviews called her debut novel, The Flower Eater, a “delightfully entertaining story of how one woman’s effort to destroy helps her learn how to save.” Her second novel, Lost in the Hall of the Mountain King, was a quarterfinalist in the Screencraft 2019 Cinematic Book Competition. M. LaRose lives with her husband in the green mountains of Vermont.