Miriam Matthews

Miriam was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest but knew Alaska would be her heart's home as soon as she stepped off that plane way back in the early 1980's. She saw the mountains and that was it! She soon fell in love with all the things that make living in Alaska so appealing: fishing, flying, skiing, hunting and long winter nights.

A pilot and avid outdoorswoman, many of her stories involve aviation, strong female characters and the cultures and legends of her wild, untamed Alaska. She firmly believes strong female characters provide a rich backdrop for hot romance, and, through inspiring imagination, give young girls a sense of what women can really do!

Initially, Miriam began spinning romantic stories to add spice to a long distance relationship with her husband who was often stationed in remote locations around the state. It wasn’t long before the stories made their way to paper, and now her family includes all kinds of interesting characters that invade her daily conversations and cause a raised eyebrow or two in public places!

Miriam writes both romantic suspense and paranormal romance and enjoys weaving intricate plots with current events or cultural legends and myths. When she's not writing, Miriam can be found teaching women’s self defense seminars and martial arts, scuba diving in tropical locales, flying to meet her husband for a quick rendezvous in some romantic out-of-the-way spot, playing with graphic design… or just kicking back and enjoying this thing we call life.

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