Laura Drake grew up in the suburbs outside Detroit. A tomboy she's always loved the outdoors and adventure. In 1980 she and her sister packed everything they owned into Pintos and moved to California. There she met and married a motorcycling bleed-maroon Texas Aggie and her love affair with the West began.

In 2014 Laura realized a lifelong dream of becoming a Texan and is currently working on her accent. She gave up the corporate CFO gig to write full time. She's a wife grandmother and motorcycle chick in the remaining waking hours.