Lee Bice-Matheson’s first book was Wake Me Up Inside (FriesenPress), which was the Literacy Award Winner from the Readers’ Advisory Panel, Orillia Public Library and was also included in the 2013 Battle of the Books competition in Simcoe County schools.
Lee was born in Sarnia, Ontario and is the wife of a prominent chiropractor, Kevin, lucky in love for 24 years. Her son, J.R. Matheson, is attending McGill University and still is the inspiration for her writing and co-author for Destiny’s Gate, the second book in the Paige Maddison Series, released 2014. Destiny's Gate is a literacy series and once again included in The Battle of the Books, Simcoe County, 2014. Lee, and her husband, presently reside in Orillia, Stephen Leacock’s summer hometown, writer and humourist, 1869-1944.
She has also contributed to J.R. Columbo’s The Big Book of Canadian Hauntings. She holds degrees in Honours History and Master of Library and Information Science from The University of Western Ontario. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, Gamma Epsilon Chapter. She is also a graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature. She is an active supporter of asthma and allergies for children at the Mount Sinai Alternative Medical Health Clinic in New York City.
“If our book provides an escape for one person, when they need it most, then we are successful authors. That’s what success is to us,” says Lee and J.R.
Collaborating author J. R. Matheson is a student attending McGill University. Currently in his fourth year, he is working toward his Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in psychology with a biotechnology minor. A dedicated, talented, and gifted individual, he has a driving passion to help those who suffer from agoraphobia and anxiety. J. R. has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and enjoys living healthfully by eating right, exercising, and thinking positive. J. R. also loves watching horror movies, reading fantasy novels, and spending quality time with his dog, Abby. Follow Justin on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/justinrmatheson
