M.J. Evans is the author of several middle-grade and Young Adult fantasies and novels, all of which have receive national awards and critical acclaim. Her passion for horses, and fantasy characters based upon horses, is reflected in her earlier works: "The Mist Trilogy" and "In the Heart of a Mustang". She is currently working on completing her newest four-part series titled "The Centaur Chronicles" of which "The Stone of Mercy is the first.

M.J. Evans is a former teacher at the middle-grade and high school level. She has been married to her high school sweetheart forever and the couple has five wonderful children and ten grandchildren whom they adore.

Ms. Evans is also a life-long equestrian and competes in Dressage.

She and her husband live in Colorado with their three horses and a standard poodle.