Jackie Gamber grew up in Michigan, communing with trees when she wasn't writing angsty teen poetry. A veteran of the USAF, she is now a gardener, a homeschooling mom, and an avid believer in leaving a green planet for her grandchildren.

Jackie is known for her tireless efforts in the pursuit of truth and knowledge as an active member of HADS (Humans Against Dragon Stereotypes).  She first became sensitive to the effects of media and its misguided portrayal of dragons during the writing of her fantasy novel, Redheart.  Of course there are those dragons that fall prey to a darker nature, with the occasional stealing of a cow or razing of a village, but should those violent few represent all dragonkind?  She realized she could use her gift to be the voice for dragons everywhere, allowing humans to see that we have more in common with these misunderstood creatures than we realize.  The human condition applies as much to them as it does us.

Jackie resides in Tennessee with her husband and two teens. She still enjoys trees and is working on the next book in the Leland Dragon Series.

Visit Jackie on the world wide web at www.jackiegamber.com.