Deborah J. Martin

Deborah J. "DJ" Martin is an accountant by training and she still works in that field. Her interest in plants made the study of them, both in medicinal and magical applications, a lifelong hobby. A conversation with a spirit guide one winter's evening in 2003 led her back to school and she earned her Master Herbalist diploma from the Australasian College of Healthcare Sciences in 2008.

Working with many male bosses over the years led her to write a short story, which eventually became "Stressed," Book One of the Ogre's Assistant series.

She left the frozen tundra (Minnesota) many moons ago and now lives in the north Georgia mountains with her husband, their crazy cats and numerous woodland creatures. If she's not clickety-punching numbers for clients or writing, you can probably find her in the garden, visiting her grandchildren, or in her recliner with her nose stuck in a book.