Amelia Cole was born and raised in southern Maine, but now lives with her family in Massachusetts. She has been writing since she could string words into sentences, and spent many years kicking around the book store where her mother worked when she was young. Many of her characters are pulled from people she knows or has come in contact with, as she is surrounded by some colorful souls. For her, words are life. Whether it was writing angst-filled poems in her formative years or working for a highly reputable layout and design company in Maine, Amelia has always been surround by writing and books. Now she balances that love with track meets and preschool, but has instilled this same love of reading in her children.