Jannean Elliott has issued marriage licenses, chaperoned students through Europe, taught school, been a librarian, held supervisory positions at nuclear plants in Alabama and Tennessee, and currently is a  product manager for DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. She counts writing Shadow World for the StarBridge Series and traveling to China to bring home daughter Joylynn as her two greatest adventures.  Jannean holds a BA in French and English from the University of Tennessee and an MLS from Brigham Young University.  Knoxville and Oak Ridge, Tennessee are her native "stomping grounds."