Welcome to the website of author, D. Jean Quarles.
D. Jean Quarles was born in Minneapolis, MN, the oldest of three children. Her family relocated to the lake region of Alexandria, MN, when she was a teen. That is when she fell in love with the lakes. As a young adult, the Rocky Mountains called to her and she found herself living in Wyoming. For more than twenty years she lived in various mountain communities with her husband and four children, followed by almost another two decades in Arizona before returning full circle to Alexandria, Minnesota.
A lover of the outdoors, she frequently writes about the amazing scenery to be found especially in Wyoming. Rocky's Mountains, her first novel showcases the Big Horn Mountains. She wrote it soon after leaving Wyoming for Arizona.
Fire in the Hole, her second novel was set in Jackson, Wyoming and Yellowstone. Both are places where she spent significant time.
“My fondest memories are of canoeing in Grand Teton National Park. It merges my love of lakes with my love of the mountains. Oh, and since you work up an appetite, my love of cheese and wine.”
Perception, her third novel travels from Minnesota, to Arizona, to the wild coast of Oregon and back to Wyoming. Places and settings form her characters.
Her award winning short story, The Mermaid, published in Tales of a Sweltering City, is set in Minnesota and defines her love of the lakes.
Her most recent published work House of Glass, Book 2 and Flight From the Water Planet, Book 1: The Exodus Series are written with co-author, Austine Etcheverry. This young adult science fiction now gives D. Jean the ability to create new landscapes from her dreams.
Now in Minnesota, she spends her time remembering the places of her past - the lakes, mountains, deserts and ocean waters, all of which have shaped her and spends her time creating characters who are also shaped by their own places.
She latest novel, Solem, set in a fictional town in Minnesota, it tells the story of three generations of women and the secrets that haunt them.
You can find all of her books here!
A lover of the outdoors, she frequently writes about the amazing scenery to be found especially in Wyoming. Rocky's Mountains, her first novel showcases the Big Horn Mountains. She wrote it soon after leaving Wyoming for Arizona.
Fire in the Hole, her second novel was set in Jackson, Wyoming and Yellowstone. Both are places where she spent significant time.
“My fondest memories are of canoeing in Grand Teton National Park. It merges my love of lakes with my love of the mountains. Oh, and since you work up an appetite, my love of cheese and wine.”
Perception, her third novel travels from Minnesota, to Arizona, to the wild coast of Oregon and back to Wyoming. Places and settings form her characters.
Her award winning short story, The Mermaid, published in Tales of a Sweltering City, is set in Minnesota and defines her love of the lakes.
Her most recent published work House of Glass, Book 2 and Flight From the Water Planet, Book 1: The Exodus Series are written with co-author, Austine Etcheverry. This young adult science fiction now gives D. Jean the ability to create new landscapes from her dreams.
Now in Minnesota, she spends her time remembering the places of her past - the lakes, mountains, deserts and ocean waters, all of which have shaped her and spends her time creating characters who are also shaped by their own places.
She latest novel, Solem, set in a fictional town in Minnesota, it tells the story of three generations of women and the secrets that haunt them.
You can find all of her books here!