Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles is an American author of poetry, novels and non-fiction. She holds a degree in Romance Languages from the University of Missouri. While not writing, Paulette works on her ranch, caring for two horses and a donkey. She prefers writing in the mornings, but shift to the afternoons during hot weather months, as she needs the cooler mornings to get ranch work done. Paulette lives in Texas.