Ellen Tanner Marsh was born in Germany but has been living in the Lowcountry near Charleston, South Carolina, for more than forty years.

She’s still married to her high school sweetheart and has two grown sons. When Ellen isn’t writing, she tends her flower and vegetable garden and volunteers with local animal shelters. Living close to the beach means plenty of walks with her rescue Great Dane and Jack Russell terrier. And after all this time in the South, she’s finally developed a passion for roasted oysters, shrimp & grits, and sweet iced tea