Yasmine Galenorn has been writing stories and poetry since she could first hold a pencil. When she was about three years old, it dawned on her that someone had to 'make' the books that she so much loved...and at that moment she knew that she wanted to 'make' books more than anything in the world. She never lost sight of that goal

In a twist of fate, her metaphysical nonfiction ended up hitting the shelves, even though she had been writing fiction for years. In her nonfiction, she writes about her spirituality with passion and heart. Now she's moved back into writing fiction, and is the author of a paranormal mystery series--The Chintz 'n China Series, and soon to be the author (under the pen name of India Ink) of another mystery series set in a bath-and-beauty shop (also from Berkley Prime Crime).

She writes what she likes to read. Fiction has always been her first love, and Yasmine writes contemporary supernatural, mystery, suspense, fantasy, women's literature, and poetry. A prolific writer, she's driven with a passion for the language that few things in her life can equal.

Born on January 17, 1961, Yasmine is a triple Capricorn, and describes her life as a combination of teacups and tattoos, the former she collects in her china cabinet, the latter she collects on her body. She holds a BA in Theatre and Creative Writing from The Evergreen State College, and currently lives near Seattle WA. She's happily married to Samwise (yes-that-is-his-real-name) Galenorn and is the mother of four wild and crazy felines.

Biography provided by the author, February 2004.