H M Alder

H.M. Alder grew up within several towns along the coast of Lake Ontario in upstate New York. A penname, H.M. are the initials of her first and middle name, Heather Michelle, while Alder is derived from an old family name Olszewski meaning "Place of Alder Trees".

Currently H.M. Alder is working steadily on completing the remaining volumes in the Tides series. She lives with her family in rural Nevada but enjoys trips to the ocean visiting places she once lived during her early 20's and where her love for the sea began.