Jackie was born and raised in San Francisco, the most beautiful city in the world. She attended St. Rose Academy High School, now closed due to damage from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. After graduation, she attended San Francisco State University, City College of San Francisco & Santa Rosa Junior College. Jackie has been a lifelong reader of all kinds of books, both fiction and nonfiction. One of her favorite authors is James Michener because she loves how he weaves together fictional characters with real and historical places. In addition to writing, Jackie runs a business as a professional pet detective, and, with the use of a trained tracking dog, they help people find their lost pets. She also actively competes with adopted mixed breeds in a variety of dog sports throughout the West Coast. Jackie currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with a menagerie of animals. Her website is: https://jackiephillipsauthor.blogspot.com/