J L MartinHolding an Associate Diploma in Welfare, she worked as a senior crisis worker in Child Protection for over 20 years before suffering an assault that ended her career in 2010. After struggling with PSTD, anxiety and depression she discovered writing ad wrote the first book in The Golden Glow Chronicles on 12th December 2015 resulting in series like no other.Joanne is married with three adult daughters and three grandchildren who spend time with her on her rural property at the foothills of the Baw Baw ranges in Gippsland, Australia. Read More Read Less