A.J. Matthews

A.J. Matthews wrote her first book at six. A retelling of The Three Little Pigs, illustrated by her grandmother, the book was never picked up and was self-published instead, glued to cardboard with a cover fashioned from wallpaper scraps. Today, she writes stories featuring nice guys (or nice guys in-the-making) in between her other jobs writing research reports for a commercial real estate company, refereeing two young daughters, navigating the teen waters with a too-cute-for-his-own-good son, spoiling a neurotic cat, and making her darling, patient husband shake his head. She's also an autism mom, chocolate enthusiast, sports-watcher, nacho-eater, and beer-drinker. A Maryland native, A.J. lives in North Carolina now, but dreams of the beach fuel her fantasies, and her characters can often be found strolling in the sand or sailing along a coast.