Josephine DeFalco

Josephine DeFalco loves to tell a good tale. With three adult children and their children, a multitude of pets and wild things in her life, she finds ample material for her stories. A degreed dietitian, she worked in public health and wrote for Arizona Woman's Magazine for ten years, before returning to college to become a registered nurse and EMT. She will rescue anything with fur, feathers, or skin as long as it promises not to bite.

Jo divides her time between an urban farm in Arizona and a rural farm in Wisconsin, growing much of the food her family eats. This resulted in two books on food preservation which supports her drive to teach other food gardening, health and nutrition.

Born and raised in Arizona, the southwest desert inspired her first historical novel, The Nightbird's Song, reflecting on the hardships of the early desert settlers and miners. Her first series includes The Butterfly Bush and The Butterfly's Secret, revealing her deep respect for the Appalachian families that inspired her stories.