Judith "J.P." Bastin started writing stories back in grade school. Unfortunately, things like a busy career as an OB nurse and living in places as varied as Kentucky, southwest Texas, and northern Germany pushed that to a way back burner. With three previous novellas under her belt, she jumped back into publishing in '22 with the start of her Bourbon Legacy series.

A native Hoosier, she lives in central Indiana with her husband.