Helen Jackson Spears lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband, who shares her love of writing. As a medical executive, he also managed to sandwich in another career as a film historian with several published books on the subject. They have two sons and a teenaged granddaughter. Helen has a background in selling real estate. Her hobbies are playing the piano, painting in oils, and gardening. She keeps in constant touch with her three sisters around the country, and their lives are a never-ending source of material for her books.