J. C. Smith was born and raised in western West Virginia, but does not consider herself a southern belle. She spent eight years in the United States Army Reserves as military police. She holds a Master's degree in Counseling from Marshall University. She has been a Social Worker for close to 30 years. She has lived in Connecticut for 16 years with her wife and Cooper, their seven pound Chiweenie.

J. C.'s favorite de-stressors include long drives with her wife, spending time sharing good meals and laughter with friends and family and walks with Cooper, as well as losing herself in action movies, reading lesbian romance and mystery books and writing new stories. Dark chocolate is always an added bonus!