​Stephanie Joyce Cole lived for decades in Alaska.  She relocated to Seattle, and then across the water to Bainbridge Island, in a household that now includes a predatory but lovable Manx cat (no tail!) named Bruno, and a standard poodle named Rusty, who is in perpetual motion. Stephanie has a law degree from UCLA and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Since 1986, she has been associated with Alaska Quarterly Review (AQR), an award-winning literary magazine housed at the University of Alaska, Anchorage.  She is currently a Senior Affiliate Editor for AQR.  When she's not writing, she's hiking, creating ceramics, practicing yoga, traveling, volunteering and discovering new ways to have fun--and oh yes, reading, reading, reading.

           






​ "My goal is to write books that are entertaining and also thought-provoking, stories that will carry readers into an adventure in small-town Alaska.  COMPASS NORTH can be described as mystery/suspense, women's fiction, romantic fiction or plain old mainstream fiction.   A LATE HARD FROST continues the story.  Merry, Cassandra and Nick find that their paths take unexpected twists and turns, as a sinister figure watches and waits...

            If I had to pick out one particular person who will enjoy my books, I would describe someone who has worked hard all day at the business of life. She's tired as the day draws to a close, when she finally has a little time to sit in a comfortable chair, pour herself a glass of wine or a cup of tea, and pick up a book that she wants to transport her. For a while, she wants to be somewhere else, maybe be someone else. She wants her day to drop away.  I'd like to give her that."

Available from many online sources, some independent bookstores and on Amazon.
​Find COMPASS NORTH on AMAZON:   https://a.co/d/dTpxQgw​
Find A LATE HARD FROST on AMAZON:  https://a.co/d/eD72Pl3
 

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