Lissa Johnston

After publishing several non-fiction books, Lissa now enjoys applying her research skills to fiction projects. She is the author of the middle grade historical adventure The Dala Horse, the YA conspiracy thriller The Centé Conspiracy Trilogy (under the pen name L. J. Johnston), and the adult historical fiction novel Ventured. Her latest book, Double Fault, is an adult action adventure set in the world of professional tennis.

Lissa has a Master’s in history from The University of Texas at Arlington. She and her husband Steve are the parents of two amazing adult children. They live on the Colorado River in Central Texas with their gray tabby, Fauci, where they don't miss cold weather one bit.

You can contact her via email, lissajohnston at gmail. She's also on Substack, TikTok, and Bluesky.