M. J. Simms-Maddox

M. J. Simms-Maddox, PhD, is an independent (“indie”) author and the creator of the Priscilla Series.The South Carolina native grew up in the Snowbelt of western New York and currently resides in North Carolina.She earned her doctorate in political science from the Ohio State University, has served as a legislative aide in the Ohio Senate, operated a PR firm, and taught political science for over thirty years, and she travels extensively—all of which plays prominently in the Priscilla Series.The author found her passion for writing fiction somewhat late in her life and has been writing mostly mysteries and thrillers since 1999.She is affiliated with the African Literature Association, the Chanticleer Authors’ Conference, the North Carolina Writers’ Network, and the Women’s National Book Association.Apart from writing novels about professional women with agency, she enjoys all-things-books, traveling, and working in her yard.