About the Author

Writing

Rose started with writing poetry at a very young age. Over the years Rose grew more confident with her mom nurturing, encouraging and challenging her through her teenage years, and she eventually began entering into poetry contests. One poem was a finalist, another made it to the semi-finals, and one was published in a book she has never gotten to see. She wrote her first two unpublished novels in her twenties, but unfortunately they were taken from her. It wasn’t until she began to write Smith Residence, that it felt like the right time to turn her hobby into a career.

Family

The most important thing in the world to Rose is family. At home is Rose’s teenage son from her first marriage, her fur baby that is an orange and blonde tabby and a lovebird. Rose’s son also has an orange tabby he inherited when his Dad passed in 2022. Rose and her son both miss him very much.

Rose has two sisters and two brothers from different blended families she’s a part of. Family doesn’t stop there for Rose though, her best friends and others she holds dear are also family to her. She learned at a very young age that family doesn’t have to be blood related, there just has to be the mutual feeling of love and protection.

Health

Rose has had many struggles with her health. At the age of 17, something called fibromyalgia began to take over her body. It would take five years before she would be officially diagnosed, and another two years after that before anything that resembled a normal life would return. Today, Rose struggles to find the balance between the fibro symptoms and her stubborn personality that refuses to let the fibromyalgia keep her from doing the things she’s passionate about. You could say Rose’s personality and her disability don’t get along. The fibro may knock her down fairly often, but Rose always fights to get back up as quickly as she can.

Design

The other passion of Rose’s is designing. She graduated with honors from a college course for graphic design. Rose makes use of that degree by creating everything you see for this brand. Everything from the design of the logo, website, merchandise, social media posts, ads and even the book cover for Smith Residence. Being able to combine her two passions is a dream come true for Rose, and she intends to continue to find ways to design. You can look forward to Rose designing all the covers of her books in the future, and she hopes to start a line in the store featuring some of her favorite designs, even if they are not book related. Make sure you don’t miss Rose’s designs.