J.D. Bass grew up steeped in old-world European Christmas traditions and still believes in the magic of kindness, even now that her Florida palm trees stubbornly refuse to dust themselves with snow. Her debut novel, Tale of The Winter Lands, blends the warmth of classic holiday tales with imaginative fantasy, earning a Silver Medal in the 2021. Reader's Favorite International Book Awards. When she isn't writing, she is daydreaming of snowflakes under the AC, or defending her year-round Linzer cookie habit to friends.