Jessica James is an award-winning author of suspense, historical fiction, and heartwarming Christian fiction. She is a four-time winner of the John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction, and has won more than a dozen other literary awards, including a Readers' Favorite International Book Award and a Gold Medal from the Military Writers Society of America. She writes clean novels with emotional plots, fascinating characters, jaw-dropping twists, and occasional touches of heart-warming romance.

James’ books have been used in schools and are available in hundreds of libraries including Harvard and the U.S. Naval Academy. She resides in Gettysburg, Pa., and has a passion for old dwellings and first edition books.