Argentina Ryder spent her early career as a high school teacher in Texas, sharing her love of geography and traveling with her students. After completing her masters in education, she worked as a curriculum and instruction consultant while working on her first novel.

Argentina's bucket list includes visiting all the national parks and running a ten-minute mile. She spends free time in her garden, kayaking Texas rivers, and littering her house with various DIY projects. Her red slider, Pebbles, enjoys frozen strawberries, basking under her UV light, and spending quality time outside on sunny days while Lucrezia, her Siamese, mostly just sleeps.

She lives with her family and her pets and is currently working on the next book in her Paws and Claws and Rio Riendo series. Sign up for her newsletter (argentinaryder.com) to keep up with what's going on in her world and get sneak peaks at what's coming up.