L.J. McDonald was born in 1970 in Canada and has a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from the University of Victoria in British Columbia. She grew up reading horse books until Christmas day when she was twelve, when her parents gave her a book titled THE ELFSTONES OF SHANNARA by Terry Brooks. It was the first time she ever read fantasy and from that point on, she was hooked.

L.J. started writing when she was fifteen, but she didn't try very hard to get published until she was in her later thirties. L.J. works in the Canadian military and also spends her time drawing, knitting, and reading as many good books as she can get her hands on. Visit her website for more details on upcoming releases.