Growing up in a family that highly valued reading, Jan Peyton always had a book in her hands and enjoyed devouring many genres of books. She often felt she had missed her calling as a bard and started to write stories to entertain friends and family at an early age. Jan's interest finally settled mostly on fantasy and the worlds of elves and dragons. Jan lives in Wyoming with her husband and two children. She works in the school district with children with handicaps.