Joanne Kukanza Easley, born in Chicago, Illinois, has adopted Texas as her home. She lives in the Texas Hill Country on a small ranch with her husband, three rescue terriers, and abundant wildlife. Retired from a career in nursing—with dual specialties in the cold, clinical operating room, and the intense, emotional world of psychiatric nursing, she devotes her time to writing fiction.
Her debut novel SWEET JANE won multiple awards. Her second novel JUST ONE LOOK was a May 2022 Pulpwood Queen Book Club pick. I’LL BE SEEING YOU, based on a character in SWEET JANE was released in September 2022.