Shari L. Tapscott has always loved a good story. She spends her days thinking up fantasy worlds and characters, fulfilling a lifelong dream when she turned her creations into her first novel, Pippa of Lauramore.

Married with two children, a boy and girl, Tapscott and her family live in western Colorado with their two Saint Bernards, Gunther and Buttercup. In her free time, Tapscott and her family enjoy exploring the mountains of Colorado.