Elle Hess was born and raised in Levittown, Pennsylvania. After graduating High School she attended Temple University in Philadelphia, where she graduated with a degree in Business Law and Economics. After college she worked at the start-up airline, People Express, first as a Flight Attendant and then as a Training Manager. It was there that she started her writing career, as a technical writer and teacher. Elle married her high school sweetheart Brian in 1983. After Brian graduated from Rutgers Law School, the two moved to Panama City Beach, Florida, where they began their family, raising two girls, Whitney and Peyton. After the girls were grown Elle was able to channel her love of books and creative writing. Martha is Elle's debut novel. Her next project is in the making.