Chele Pedersen Smith

Chele {shell} is a quirky author smitten with romance, comedy, spirituality, and "what ifs." Enjoying the wild ride of writing 'off the cuff,' you'll likely find her nestled in the breakfast nook overlooking a woodsy Massachusetts view with her laptop, golden retriever, and a cup of decaf-- if it's not waiting under the brewer for hours, forgotten as usual.

Growing up a Navy brat took her on an awesome, cultural adventure. In San Diego, during the bicentennial of sixth grade, Chele's mystery booklets won John A. Otis Elementary School's first-ever hobby contest with co-writer and illustrating friend, Debby. A sure sign of the "write" path, her favorite electives were creative writing, journalism, literature, and working on the high school (and college) newspapers, as well as penning many short stories and a teen mystery series, just for fun.

After various careers in health fields, marriage and motherhood, she began accomplishing big writing dreams as she neared the big 5-0. First, by going back to school and earning a writing degree, getting a miraculous hummingbird story published in Guideposts Magazine in 2019 (A miracle in itself!!), and in the middle of it all, living life as a published novelist when her spy romance, Behind Frenemy Lines, debuted in 2017. The spiritual anecdotes of "The Pearly Gates Phone Company" came along in 2018, as well as two book signings at a major retailer in 2019. Since then, six other varied-genre books have followed with more in the works.

When she's not daydreaming about dialogues, mysterious plots, and topsy-turvy realms, Chele's a certified pharmacy technician and a college writing mentor. In her spare time, she decodes cryptograms, loves attending plays, and thinks any day is Taco Tuesday.

Coming soon: several romantic-comedies and the sequels to Behind Frenemy Lines, The Reeds and The Pearly Gates Phone Company.