Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, Joan Jackson graduated from Ohio State University and pursued further French study in Grenoble, France. Through her French language skill she went from teaching to managing a French Tahitian export company in Oregon, which allowed her to travel extensively throughout the islands of French Polynesia.

While Joan still tutors and substitute teaches French, she is now a free-lance writer, has a collection of short stories, and has published several magazine articles. Her debut novel, Voluntary Chaos, was published in April of this year and now available on Amazon. She is currently working on her second novel, Just In Time.

She and her husband reside in West Los Angeles, California where Joan devotes much of her time to spiritually supporting friends and families of alcoholics and addicts.