Mia Cherish earned her first paycheck as a writer when she was eleven, a book store gift certificate awarded to her entry in a local poetry contest. A lifelong resident of New Orleans and a member of a large multicultural family, she grew up in an atmosphere where past magic, history, sensuality, and tradition mingled with the lively informality of the present day Deep South. She likes depicting that balance in her stories.

Since the 2005 hurricane season, Mia’s made a new home in a suburban parish just outside of New Orleans, sharing her residence with a dignified elderly Birman and a chatty brown domestic tabby. She loves reading, dancing, swimming, corsets, kid gloves, candlelight, pearls, white roses, and, of course, romance.