Janice Detrie has been involved with books her entire life. "I’ve always written," she says, "and I’ve always loved reading." A former literacy coordinator, her reading tastes are eclectic, everything from biography to mystery to the classics to nonfiction. Janice lives in Watertown, Wisconsin, with her husband, Michael, where she is active in community theater and is an activist for public education. She has two children and two grandchildren. She is currently working on her second book featuring Vlad and Gaston.