About AnneMarie

AnneMarie is the award-winning author of Drifters Realm and Mirror Tree.  Each book received the Literary Titan Gold Book Award, Story Monsters Seal of Approval, Story Monsters Purple Dragonfly Book Award for 1st Place, and The Golden Wizard Book Prize.  Drifters Realm also received the 2024 Feathered Quill Book Awards Finalist.  AnneMarie recently released Brave Falls the third book in the Drifters Realm series. 

AnneMarie was born and raised in California. She has a vivid imagination and loves writing magical adventure stories that take place in strange lands. She grew up with a library card in her pocket and a stack of books on her desk.

She is passionate about reading, art, and family; the youngest of seven children, a mother of four children, and a grandmother. She’s traveled through Europe, and has lived in Germany, Washington, and Kansas. 

A former high-tech executive at a multi-billion-dollar company with a Bachelor of Science Information Technology degree, she is a geek at heart who enjoys hiking, yoga, mentoring women through WOMEN Unlimited, Inc., and trips to Disneyland with her husband and family.

AnneMarie lives in Northern California with her husband and two mischievous cats, Rocky and Prancer. She is a member of SBCWI and Mt. Diablo CWC.