Shelly Jarvis began working on young adult fiction thanks to a writing assignment in Mrs. Burger's eleventh grade English class, but her passion for writing developed at seven when she wrote a Halloween tale about a witch and a ghost who became best friends.

An avid science fiction and fantasy fanatic, Shelly spends a large portion of each day dwelling in other worlds. She gives credit to Madeleine L'Engle with her introduction to the genre, J.R.R Tolkien for expanding her view, and J.K. Rowling for opening the door, and Patrick 

Rothfuss for blowing her mind.
Shelly enjoys spending time with her wacky  husband, Joe, her wonderful family, and her rescue pups, Gimli, Butters, Fergus, and Pickles. She currently resides in West Virginia, in the wild and wonderful mountains that have her heart.