Lia London was born in Oregon, then traveled the U.S. and Europe as an army brat. She earned two degrees from Western Oregon University. Upon graduation, she served for 18 months as a missionary in Guatemala, teaching cholera prevention, literacy, and the gospel of Jesus Christ. She worked as a high school teacher and ESL instructor for college students for a few years before becoming a home schooling mom of two and launching her writing career. London currently teaches martial arts to children in the studio where she earned her 3nd degree black belt. She also is the founder and chief administrator of a network called Clean Indie Reads, an organization of over 3800 authors, illustrators, and marketing specialists who work in the independent publishing industry. She lives happily ever after with her husband of 27 years, her new baby son(!), a dog, a cat, and a growing pile of laundry that refuses to fold itself.