Tessa Chamblin in a freelance writer and online journalist living with her husband and young son in the San Francisco Bay Area. Born and raised in Southeast Missouri, Tessa took up an interest in creative writing at an early age, but pursued it only as a hobby while she gained her Baccalaureate in Child Development and Family Studies. As a behavioral therapist for children with autism, Tessa was able to utilize several of her creative outlets, including writing, as she created social stories that helped reach client goals. 

 

Tessa actively enjoys photography, painting, hiking, journaling, and participates in multiple writing groups. 

 

In 2011, a romance story with a supernatural twist took root in Tessa's thoughts. Several days later, characters started to develop and soon she was writing down scenes while developing plot points. Though she wasn't sure were the writing would take her, it quickly evolved into a flowing piece of work that would finish with the completion of her first novel: Kismet.