Joanne Valiukas
Joanne writes books that turn responsible women into bad, negligent mothers.
"Obsessive" or "driven" don't even begin to do her justice...
Joanne wrote what she thought was going to be her first three books in 99 days, then went on with the labourious tasks of editing and judiciously applying retcon (can you call it that when it's all still effectively 2000-odd pages of drafts?) to make the story internally consistent; that continues to this day in a much more manageable 7 volume story arc with one more waiting to be written.
To keep herself sane during this process, she wrote another two books - the first one of which is Danann Frost Falls from Grace.
Joanne firmly believes that having a Knight in Shining Armour ride in on the Deus Ex Machina at the last moment is no way to tell a story; she also believes that everyone should get exactly what they deserve - good, bad or otherwise.
Joanne has two children, a loving husband and a laptop with the letters worn off the keys.
There's a free PDF Taster edition of Danann Frost Falls from Grace, about the first quarter of the book, available for download here.
Joanne also has an active following on facebook.
“Frost? What is frost' she demanded in glorious arrogance.”
“He rested his mouth against my ear once more and told me softly "there is nothing I want in this world, so much as you.”
“My Goddess, if only you could feel for me now...as you did then.” To my surprise, he fell to his knees before me, clutching at my waist. “Danann...save me, my Goddess. Say that you love me. Promise to love to me, only me...always.”
“My Lord..why did she run?" a bewildered voice asked."Because she is a very smart woman...and because I am the biggest fool to ever walk the earth.”
“I did become the one thing I was taught to fear above all else... an abomination, a Fallen Angel. For love of you, my Prince" I spat bitterly, "I Fell from Grace.”